TY - JOUR
T1 - Predisposing factors for hep hepatocellular carcinoma in North of Pakistan
AU - Iqbal, Saleem
AU - Ul Iman, Noor
AU - Khan, Humera
AU - Ur Rahman, Sadeeq
AU - Hameed, Abdul
AU - Khan, Adnan Wadud
AU - Mehr, Tariq
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the support provided by FAPESP (process #2011/51902-9), CNPq, and CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). Also, the authors thank Felipe Fernando Furlan for kindly providing EMSO models with the corresponding parameters and for the support with MOPSO plugin.
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - Objectives: The main objective of this study was to search for predisposing factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in North of Pakistan. Material and Method: This study was conducted in medical units of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, from July 2007 to February 2009. A total of 100 patients were selected. The main tools for the diagnosis of HCC were ultrasound abdomen, CT scan abdomen, serum alpha-feto protein and liver biopsy. Results: Out of one hundred, 80 patients were males, 72% patients were above the age of 60 years. HCV was present in 74% of our patents, 13 (13%) patients turned out to be HBsAg positive, in 04 patients both HCV & HBV were present, while in the rest of 09 (09%) patients no predisposing cause found. Cirrhosis was present in 80% of patients; the P-Value being 0.538. Serum AFP was raised in 72% of patients. Conclusion: It is concluded that chronic HCV infection is the commonest cause of HCC.
AB - Objectives: The main objective of this study was to search for predisposing factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in North of Pakistan. Material and Method: This study was conducted in medical units of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, from July 2007 to February 2009. A total of 100 patients were selected. The main tools for the diagnosis of HCC were ultrasound abdomen, CT scan abdomen, serum alpha-feto protein and liver biopsy. Results: Out of one hundred, 80 patients were males, 72% patients were above the age of 60 years. HCV was present in 74% of our patents, 13 (13%) patients turned out to be HBsAg positive, in 04 patients both HCV & HBV were present, while in the rest of 09 (09%) patients no predisposing cause found. Cirrhosis was present in 80% of patients; the P-Value being 0.538. Serum AFP was raised in 72% of patients. Conclusion: It is concluded that chronic HCV infection is the commonest cause of HCC.
KW - Hepatocellular carcinoma
KW - Predisposing factors for hcc
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953441940
SN - 1997-3438
VL - 18
SP - 63
EP - 66
JO - Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Journal of Medical Sciences
IS - 1
ER -