Liver cancer risk is increased in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda in comparison to matched control patients with chronic liver disease

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 498-503

  Fracanzani, Anna Ludovica ^a   Taioli, Emanuela ^a   Sampietro, Maurizio ^a   Fatta, Erika ^a   Bertelli, Cristina ^a   Fiorelli, Gemino ^a   Fargion, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus infection; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Iron

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034800677     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00160-X     Document Type: Article

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