Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients
Conditions
Brief summary
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer in the world with rising incidence. Globally, there has been substantial variation in prevalence of risk factors for HCC over years, like control of viral hepatitis in developing countries but growing epidemic of fatty liver disease in developed world. Changing epidemiology of HCC is related to trends in these risk factors, Paraneoplastic syndromes (PNS) are defined as systemic, metabolic, or other distant consequences of malignancy resulting, either directly or indirectly, from production by the neoplasm of substances that gain access to the blood stream, thereby exerting their effects on distant organs or tissues There is four major HCC-associated paraneoplastic syndromes among Cirrhotic patients,i.e.hypercholesterolemia,hypoglycemia,hypercalcemia,and erythrocytosis .
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTTriphasic C.T abdomen and pelvis
for cirrhotic patients to ensure hepatocellular carcinoma
Sponsors
Sohag University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* \- Cirrhotic Patients with HCC. * HCC will be diagnosed based on Alpha -feto protein (AFP) and dynamic imaging.
Exclusion criteria
* \- Patient known to have primary parathyroid disease, patients with bone metastasis or excessive use of antacids. * Patients with secondary polycythemia (as chronic hypoxia) and patients with polycythemia rubra vera. * Patients with acute infections or GIT bleeding. * Patients with preexisting dyslipidemia. * Patients with significant cholestasis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the prevalence of Paraneoplastic Syndrome in cirrhotic Patients with HCC. | 12 months | To investigate the prevalence of PNS (hypoglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypercalcemia, erythrocytosis, and thrombocytosis) and clinical characteristics in cirrhotic Patients with HCC. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactHala M Abdelhafeez, Resident
Backup ContactAmr M Zaghloul, Assistant professor
Outcome results
None listed