Burnett R A, Patrick R S, Spilg W G, Buchanan W M, Macsween R N
J Clin Pathol. 1978 Feb;31(2):108-10. doi: 10.1136/jcp.31.2.108.
A two-fold increase in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in the west of Scotland is reported on the basis of a 25-year retrospective necropsy review (313 cases). This increase is not accompanied by a corresponding increase in the incidence of hepatic cirrhosis. The relationship between hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic cirrhosis is discussed in the light of these findings.