Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are two important factors in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The carcinogenic mechanism of HBV and HCV is considered to be different. It is interesting to compare the recurrence after hepatic resection in patients with small HCC who were infected with HBV or HCV. ⋯ HCV infection, as compared with HBV infection, had a higher cumulated recurrence after hepatic resection in patients with small HCC. Low serum albumin level was significantly associated with recurrence among these patients.