Hepatitis B virus vs schistosomiasis and hepatocellular carcinoma in Saudi Arabia

M S Nouh; S A Bashi; M A Laajam; I A Mofleh; A al-Aska

Hepatitis B virus vs schistosomiasis and hepatocellular carcinoma in Saudi Arabia

East Afr Med J. 1990 Mar;67(3):139-45.

Authors

M S Nouh¹, S A Bashi, M A Laajam, I A Mofleh, A al-Aska

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 2162295

Abstract

Fifty patients with histopathological diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma were studied with special reference to infection with hepatitis B virus and schistosomal infestation. The possible correlation of these two risk factors and liver malignancy is discussed.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / epidemiology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / etiology*
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
Female
Hepatitis B / complications*
Humans
Incidence
Liver Neoplasms / epidemiology
Liver Neoplasms / etiology*
Liver Neoplasms / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Saudi Arabia / epidemiology
Schistosomiasis / complications*