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11.03.2021 | Letter to the Editor
Changing patterns of etiology and management of hepatocellular carcinoma: need for global reappraisal
verfasst von:
Teh-Ia Huo, Shu-Yein Ho, Po-Hong Liu
Erschienen in:
Journal of Gastroenterology
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Ausgabe 4/2021
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We read with interest the paper "The transition in the etiologies of hepatocellular carcinoma-complicated liver cirrhosis in a nationwide survey of Japan” by Enomoto et al
. published in an upcoming issue of Journal of Gastroenterology [
1]. It is an interesting study that looked at the changing etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) between 1991 and 2010 in Japan. We have systematically investigated the changing clinical patterns of HCC in Taiwan [
2], and found that Taiwan and Japan do share some similarities. In addition, a recent report from Italy somehow disclosed consistent findings which may deserve further discussion [
3]. …