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α-fetoprotein monitoring in chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection: Role in the early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma

✍ Scribed by Anna S. F. Lok; Ching-Lung Lai

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1989
Tongue
English
Weight
636 KB
Volume
9
Category
Article
ISSN
0270-9139

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✦ Synopsis

Two hundred ninety patients (203 men, 87 women), age 7 to 74 years (mean: 39.1 years), with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, were prospectively followed for a period of 1 to 4 years to determine the value of afetoprotein monitoring in the early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma. At presentation, 66% of the patients were asymptomatic, 19% had chronic hepatitis and 15% had established cirrhosis.

Forty-four (15%) patients had elevated a-fetoprotein levels on one or more occasions during the study period.

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