Hepatitis C virus, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and hepatocellular carcinoma

S De Vita; V Zagonel; A Russo; M Rupolo; R Cannizzaro; G Chiara; M Boiocchi; A Carbone; S Franceschi

doi:10.1038/bjc.1998.338

Hepatitis C virus, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and hepatocellular carcinoma

Br J Cancer. 1998 Jun;77(11):2032-5. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1998.338.

Authors

S De Vita¹, V Zagonel, A Russo, M Rupolo, R Cannizzaro, G Chiara, M Boiocchi, A Carbone, S Franceschi

Affiliation

¹ Oncologia Sperimentale 1, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano (PN), Italy.

Abstract

In a case-control study in northeastern Italy hepatitis C virus infection seemed to increase by about 50-fold the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma involving the liver and major salivary glands (i.e. larger than that for hepatocellular carcinoma) and by about fourfold the risk of lymphomas at other sites.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / etiology*
Case-Control Studies
Female
Hepatitis C / complications*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / etiology*
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / etiology*
Male
Middle Aged