Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Korea Between 2008 and 2011: an Analysis of Korean Nationwide Cancer Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds/aims

Backgrounds/Aims: In Korea, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer and results in the second-highest cancer death rate among all cancers. We aimed to describe the characteristics of patients who were newly diagnosed with HCC in Korea between 2008 and 2011.

Methods

The Korean Primary Liver Cancer Registry (KPLCR) is a random sample consisting of approximately 15% of patients with newly diagnosed primary liver cancer registered in the Korean Central Cancer Registry. We investigated the baseline characteristics, treatment modalities, and overall survival (OS) of patients with HCC registered in the KPLCR between 2008 and 2011.

Results

A total of 6,083 patients were histologically or radiologically diagnosed with HCC. The hepatitis

SUBMITTER: Yoon JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035703 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature