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Hepatocellular carcinoma in taiwan

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Primary Liver Cancer in Japan

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common malignant tumor among males in Taiwan [1,2]. In a prospective study, the risk of development of HCC for Taiwanese carriers of HBsAg antigen was found to be 200 to 300 times greater than that of non-carriers in 1981 [3]. In addition, the seroepidermiological study strongly supports the association of HBV infection with HCC. Chen [4] had an analysis of DNA extracted from HCC hepatocytes and found chromosomal integration of hepatitis B virus DNA sequences to prove their close relation.

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  1. Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Chen-Guo Ker

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  1. 1st Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin Kawara-cho, 606, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

    Takayoshi Tobe M. D. (Chairman and Professor) (Chairman and Professor)

  2. The First Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, 105, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Haruo Kameda

  3. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, 228, Sagamihara, Japan

    Masahiko Okudaira

  4. First Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University, 280, Chiba, Japan

    Masao Ohto

  5. Sanraku Hospital, 2-5 Kanda Surugadai, 101, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuo Endo

  6. The Second Department of Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Nishikagura 4-5, 078, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

    Michio Mito

  7. The First Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 663, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

    Eizo Okamoto

  8. Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830, Kurume, Japan

    Kyuichi Tanikawa

  9. First Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830, Fukuoka, Japan

    Masamichi Kojiro

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Ker, CG. (1992). Hepatocellular carcinoma in taiwan. In: Tobe, T., et al. Primary Liver Cancer in Japan. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68177-9_41

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