"Prevalence of Viral Markers to Hepatitis B, C and Delta Viruses in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Egyptians."

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 8th European congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, held May 25-28, 1997, in Lausanne, Switzerland, "Studies had confirmed the strong association that exist between chronic HBV, HCV infections and the occurrence of primary liver tumours. In Egypt HCV HBV and HDV are common. The aim of this work was to study the relative prevalence and importance of these 3 viruses in the pathogenesis of H.C.C. in Egyptians. The study comprised 98 cases (83 males and 15 females) with primary liver cancer diagnosed clinically, sonographically, and by liver biopsy Alpha feto-protein was 5-100 mg/ml in 22% of cases, 100-500 mg/ml...

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