Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
-
Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. · Aug 2006
Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with alcoholic or viral C cirrhosis.
Influence of being overweight and diabetes mellitus on the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with cirrhosis has not been evaluated prospectively. The aim of this study was to show the predictive value of these factors in a cohort of 771 patients with well-compensated alcohol- or hepatitis C (HCV)-related cirrhosis who were screened prospectively for HCC. ⋯ Overweight and diabetes mellitus are associated with an increased risk of HCC occurrence in patients with HCV- or alcohol-related cirrhosis.