The role of environmental factors in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma

Introduction: The hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the 5th most common timorous disease in the world. Its importance is growing. 600–900 new cases with HCC are diagnosed in Hungary in each year. Beyond hepatitis viruses, metabolic and immunological liver diseases other environmental factors play role in its etiology. Aim: analysis of cases with hepatocellular carcinoma from the aspect of etiology and survival from 2004 to 2009 in the 1st Department of Medicine of Semmelweis University. We studied retrospectively the clinical data, the etiological factors and the efficiency of the treatment. Results: We processe…