原发性肝癌是亚非地区常见恶性肿瘤之一。非洲的某些报告中,此病竞占男性恶性肿瘤的50%以上,占女性恶性肿瘤20%以上。其病势凶险,发展极快,未经治疗者绝大多数于诊断后1～4个月死亡。尽管甲胎蛋白检测有利于原发性肝癌的早期发现,但目前早期诊断者仍不多,确诊时大部份已属中晚期,手 Primary liver cancer is one of the common malignancies in Asia and Africa. In some reports in Africa, the disease is responsible for over 50% of male malignant tumors and over 20% of female malignant tumors. The disease is dangerous and the development is extremely fast. The vast majority of untreated people die within 1 to 4 months after diagnosis. Although alpha-fetoprotein detection is beneficial to the early detection of primary liver cancer, there are still few early diagnoses. Most of the diagnoses are already in the middle and late stages.