Hepatocellular carcinoma presentation and prognosis among Nigerian adults with and without HIV.
Pantong M DavwarEdith OkekeMary DuguruDavid NyamKristen BellEmuobor A OdegheGaniat OyelekeOlufunmilayo A LesiRevika SinghKwang-Youn KimGodwin ImadeAlani S AkanmuAtiene S SagayFolasade T OgunsolaMarion G PetersLewis R RobertsLifang HouRobert Leo MurphyClaudia A HawkinsPublished in: PloS one (2023)
HCC presented late with an extremely poor overall prognosis, highlighting the urgent need for more intensive surveillance in Nigeria to diagnose HCC at earlier stages. Early diagnosis and management of viral hepatitis, and access to HCC therapies, could prevent early mortality among persons with HCC, especially among PLH.