comparative study of the diagnostic and prognostic value of squamous cell carcinoma antigen and alfa-foeto protien in hepatocellular carcinoma before and after therapeutic intervention

ABSTRACT

Background: hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC] is one of the most common malignancies worldwide and it is one of the major causes of death, because of its high frequency and poor prognosis. Hepatocellular carcinoma is now a common malignancy in Egypt which usually develops on top of liver cirrhosis secondary to viral infection, as hepatitis C viruses increased the risk of HCC in the Egyptian patients