inPractice® - Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in HIV-Infected Patients

Non–AIDS-Defining Cancers

Authors: David Aboulafia, MD; Liron Pantanowitz, MD (More Info)
Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
Last Reviewed: 12/12/16 (What's New)

Summary

Several studies have indicated some increased risk of HCC among HIV-infected individuals^{[Bräu 2007; Goedert 2005; Murillas 2005; Kramer 2005; Puoti 2004]}
- HCC seems to develop faster in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients than in HCV-monoinfected individuals^{[Bräu 2007]}
Most patients who develop HCC likely to have cirrhosis

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Keywords: Cancer, Viral Hepatitis Coinfection