LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Schistosomal liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma - case series of patients submitted to liver transplantation

Filgueira, Norma Arteiro; Saraiva, Camilla Maria de Alencar; Jucá, Norma Thomé; Bezerra, Matheus Filgueira; Lacerda, Claudio Moura.

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (4), 2018

ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis affects approximately 207 million people in 76 countries. The association between hepatocellular carcinoma and Schistosoma mansoni infection has been investigated. Studies using animal models suggest that the parasite may accelerate the oncogenic process when combined with other ...

Brasil/epidemiología, Carcinoma Hepatocelular/parasitología, Carcinoma Hepatocelular/patología, Carcinoma Hepatocelular/cirugía, Hígado/parasitología, Cirrosis Hepática/parasitología, Cirrosis Hepática/patología, Neoplasias Hepáticas/parasitología, Neoplasias Hepáticas/patología, Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirugía, Trasplante de Hígado, Factores de Riesgo, Esquistosomiasis mansoni/complicaciones, Esquistosomiasis mansoni/epidemiología, Esquistosomiasis mansoni/cirugía, Distribución por Sexo

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Negative serology of Fasciola hepatica infection in patients with liver cancer in Peru: a preliminary report

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The etiology of several hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases remains largely unknown. Although Fasciola hepatica has been associated with liver fibrosis in Latin America, it has not yet been associated with HCC. This study aimed to determine the existence of specific IgG antibodie...