Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy in Asians and is related to the high incidence of chronic viral hepatitis in this ethnic population. The aims of this study were to examine the tumor characteristics and liver disease status in HCC patients of Asian ancestry and determine their survival after treatments for HCC.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e63-e70 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- Asian Americans
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Liver transplantation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology