Long-term outcomes after resection of alcohol-related versus hepatitis-related hepatocellular carcinoma: A SEER-Medicare database analysis

Background The objective of this study was to define the relative impact of alcohol and/or hepatitis-related HCC etiology on the outcomes of patients who underwent resection or transplantation for HCC. Methods The SEER-Medicare database was used to identify patients with HCC between 2004 and 2015. Patients with history of alcohol abuse or hepatitis were identified. Overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were calculated using...