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Extrahepatic Outcomes of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Nonhepatocellular Cancers
Clin Liver Dis. 2023 May;27(2):251-273. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2023.01.004.Epub 2023 Feb 26.
1Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
2Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit (CTEU), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
3University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; University of Chicago Hospitals. Electronic address: mrinella@bsd.uchicago.edu.
Abstract
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses the entire spectrum of fatty liver disease in individuals without significant alcohol consumption, including isolated steatosis, steatohepatitis, and cirrhosis. The overall global prevalence of NAFLD is estimated to be 30%, and the associated clinical and economic burden will continue to increase. NAFLD is a multisystemic disease with established links to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and intra- and extrahepatic malignancies. In this article the authors review the potential mechanisms and current evidence for the association between NAFLD and extrahepatic cancers and the resultant impact on clinical outcomes.