Primary biliary cirrhosis

Japanese: primary biliary cirrhosis(英語表記)primarybiliarycirrhosis
Primary biliary cirrhosis

…80% of cases of hepatocellular carcinoma are accompanied by liver cirrhosis, which is the main cause of hepatocellular carcinoma.
[Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)]
It is overwhelmingly more common in women, especially middle-aged women. There is no clear cause such as a virus or alcohol, and it is thought to develop due to an autoimmune mechanism.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "primary biliary cirrhosis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…肝細胞癌の80%は肝硬変を合併していることからもわかるように,肝硬変は肝細胞癌の主要な成因である。肝臓癌
【原発性胆汁性肝硬変primary biliary cirrhosis(PBC)】
 圧倒的に女性に多く,中年女性に好発する。ウイルスやアルコールなどの明らかな原因がなく,自己免疫性の原因で発症すると考えられている。…

※「primary biliary cirrhosis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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