A woman who was diagnosed as having viral hepatitis B in her youth developed hepatocellular carcinoma...
A woman who was diagnosed as having viral hepatitis B in her youth developed hepatocellular carcinoma at the age of 60 years. Could the liver tumor somehow be related to the viral hepatitis?
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1. Hepatitis B virus is a onco genic virus that may induce hepatocellular carcinoma.
2. Individual with chronic period of hepatitis B infection may develop hepato cellular carcinoma.
3. Hepatitis B may cause uncontrolled growth of hepatocytes that may induce hepatocellular carcinoma.
4. Hepatitis B virus have interference with hepatic cells that cause hepatic carcinoma.
So hepatitis B virus may induce hepatocellular carcinoma.
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