AIM:To assess the role of the major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) development in the western part of North ***:A multicenter case control study was conducted in Tunisia,Morocco and Algeria in collabor...
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AIM:To assess the role of the major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) development in the western part of North ***:A multicenter case control study was conducted in Tunisia,Morocco and Algeria in collaboration with Pasteur Institutes in these countries.A total of 164 patients with HCC and 250 control subjects without hepatic diseases were *** of HBsAg,anti-hepatitis C virus(HCV)and diabetes were *** and HBV genotyping were performed for anti-HCV and HBsAg positive ***:The mean age of patients was 62±10 years old for a 1.5 M:F sex *** percent of HCC patients were positive for anti-HCV and 17.9% for *** was detected in 18% of *** ratio(OR)and 95% confidence intervals(CI) were 32.0(15.8-65.0),7.2(3.2-16.1) and 8.0(3.1 -20.0)for anti-HCV,HBsAg and diabetes *** analysis indicated that the three studied factors were independent.1b HCV genotype and D HBV genotype were predominant in HCC *** was the only risk factor significantly associated with an excess of cirrhosis(90% vs 68% for all other risk factors collectively,P=0.00168).Excessive alcohol consumption was reliably established for 19(17.6%) cases among the 108 HCC patients for whom data is ***:HCV and HBV infections and diabetes are the main determinants of HCC development in North *** active surveillance and secondary prevention programs for patients with chronic hepatitis and nutrition-associated metabolic liver diseases are the most important steps to reduce the risk of HCC in the *** Berkane,Department of Gastroenterology BologhineUniversity Hospital,Bologhine 16090,Algiers。
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