Does nonalcoholic fatty liver disease predispose patients to hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of cirrhosis?

2008185 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Grace Guzman · University of Illinois Chicago

Elizabeth M. Brunt · Washington University in St. Louis

Lydia M. Petrovic · Southern California University for Professional Studies

Gregorio Chejfec · University of Illinois Chicago

Thomas J. Layden · University of Illinois Chicago

Scott J. Cotler · University of Illinois Chicago

Abstract

The cases presented here suggest that NAFLD may predispose patients to HCC in the absence of cirrhosis. Further studies are needed to confirm this potentially important observation.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatitis C virus research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 132, Issue 11, pp. 1761-6

DOI: 10.5858/132.11.1761

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