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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2015; 21(45): 12896-12953
Published online Dec 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i45.12896
Published online Dec 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i45.12896
Table 15 Characteristics of available, assessing the association between hepatitis C virus infection and renal cancer, not considered and causes of exclusion
| Studies (First author/Journal/Year of publication) | Study title | Main findings for exclusion | Study conclusion |
| Macleod LC J Urol 2013 | Risk Factors for Renal Cell Carcinoma in the VITAL Study | No data on the type of viral hepatitis infection reported in VITAL study | A significant association of RCC with viral hepatitis |
| Bruno G Clin Ter 1999 | Hepatitis C virus: a high risk factor for a second primary malignancy besides hepatocellular carcinoma. Fact or fiction? | Very small number of patients considered in the present study | HCV could have played an important role not only in the development of HCC but of the second primary malignancy |
- Citation: Fiorino S, Bacchi-Reggiani L, de Biase D, Fornelli A, Masetti M, Tura A, Grizzi F, Zanello M, Mastrangelo L, Lombardi R, Acquaviva G, di Tommaso L, Bondi A, Visani M, Sabbatani S, Pontoriero L, Fabbri C, Cuppini A, Pession A, Jovine E. Possible association between hepatitis C virus and malignancies different from hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(45): 12896-12953
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i45/12896.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i45.12896