Carcinoma of the liver

• Published in: Human pathology Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 533 - 534
• Main Author: Jordan, Scott W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.1971
• Subjects: Adenoma, Bile Duct - epidemiology; Adenoma, Bile Duct - etiology; Aged; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - etiology; Female; Humans; Japan; Liver Cirrhosis - epidemiology; Liver Neoplasms - epidemiology; Liver Neoplasms - etiology; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology; Nuclear Warfare; Japan

A study delineating epidemiologic factors in primary carcinoma of the liver was done utilizing the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission autopsy series in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The autopsy population includes persons exposed under various known conditions to the 1945 atomic bombs as well as unexposed in...