Co-occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma and lymphoma in patients with hepatitis C virus cirrhosis

Authors
Shapira, MY Muszkat, M Braunstein, I Gotsman, I
Citation
My. Shapira et al., Co-occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma and lymphoma in patients with hepatitis C virus cirrhosis, J CLIN GAST, 32(4), 2001, pp. 368-369
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenerology and Hepatology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN journal
01920790 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
368 - 369
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-0790(200104)32:4<368:COHCAL>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The association of hepatitis C virus (HCV) with neoplasia is not completely understood. Hepatitis C virus is hepatolymphotrophic. It is considered an inducing factor of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is associated with va rious types of lymphomas. We describe a patient with HCV cirrhosis who deve loped gastric lymphoma and HCC, and we review the current data and theories about the oncogenesis of HCV.