Observations on hepato-cellular carcinoma in the Sudan

The clinical and histopathological features of hepato-cellular carcinoma in 24 Sudanese patients seen in Khartoum Civil Hospital in a 4 year period are described. The tumour represented 1.97 per cent of total medical admissions and constituted 40 per cent of all malignancies seen. The age range was 30 to 88 with a mean age of 54 years. The male:female ratio was 6:1. A regional variation was apparent and is possible that the disease is more common in the Western Sudan than in other parts of the country.