Incidence of primary cholangiocellular carcinoma of the liver in Japanese patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis

Abstract

The results of this study show a relatively high incidence of PCC-L in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis, and also show that this type of liver cancer is associated with a relatively poor prognosis. These results indicate that HCV-related cirrhosis is a major risk factor for PCC-L in Japanese patients.