A scoring system for predicting hepatocellular carcinoma risk in alcoholic cirrhosis
- globaltelehealthca
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min read
Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) poses a great global health burden.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of primary liver cancer in ALD, is responsible for one-third of ALD-related mortality.
This study aimed to assess the risk and predictors of HCC in Korean patients with alcoholic cirrhosis by using competing risk analysis. A total of 745 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis were recruited at a Korean hospital.
The risk of HCC can be stratified by using a combination of readily available clinical parameters (age, AFP level, and albumin level) in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis.
Published: 02 February 2022
source:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-05196-w
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05196-w
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