HBV-DNA-RELATED HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA OCCURRING IN CHILDHOOD - REPORT OF 3 CASES
HBV-DNA-RELATED HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA OCCURRING IN CHILDHOOD - REPORT OF 3 CASES
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01297462
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发表时间:
1991-08-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
CALLEA, F
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作者:
GIACCHINO, R;NAVONE, C;CALLEA, F
In a series of 325 HBV chronically infected children observed over an 18-year period, three developed HCC. These three children were born in southern Italy, a region characterized by a high endemic HBV infection rate; each had been infected perinatally, developed an acute hepatitis, and became a chronic carrier. Two of the three with cirrhosis were HB(s)Ag positive at the time their HCC was detected. The remaining case had seroconverted to HB(s)Ab but HBV-DNA integration could be demonstrated in the absence of cirrhosis; moreover HBV antigens were not expressed in the tissue of this case. The interval between HBV infection and HCC appearance in these three cases ranged from six to 11 years. A similarity between these three Italian cases and the majority of HCC arising in chronically infected children in the Far East is noted.