The global epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma: present and future
KA McGlynn, WT London - Clinics in liver disease, 2011 - liver.theclinics.com
On the global scale, primary liver cancer is a major contributor to both cancer incidence and
mortality. It is the sixth most commonly occurring cancer in the world and the third largest
cause of cancer mortality. 1 The most common histologic type of primary liver cancer,
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is a malignant tumor arising from hepatocytes, the liver's
parenchymal cells. HCCs have not been reported in autopsies of well-preserved Egyptian
mummies, although Zimmerman and Auferheide 2 found evidence of cirrhosis of the liver. By …
mortality. It is the sixth most commonly occurring cancer in the world and the third largest
cause of cancer mortality. 1 The most common histologic type of primary liver cancer,
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is a malignant tumor arising from hepatocytes, the liver's
parenchymal cells. HCCs have not been reported in autopsies of well-preserved Egyptian
mummies, although Zimmerman and Auferheide 2 found evidence of cirrhosis of the liver. By …