[Liver cirrhosis in autopsy material within 48 years. II. Causes of death, liver cell carcinoma, weights of liver and spleen (author's transl)].

Post mortems of 2289 patients with liver cirrhosis revealed that 37% died of causes related directly to cirrhosis i.e. liver failure or hemorrhage from oesophageal varices. Patients who died of ruptured oesophageal varices in 82% have splenomegaly and most frequently hepatomegaly. Livercell carcinomas were recognized in 7,5% of cirrhotic livers, increasing to 10% in 1976-1978. This rise particularly is conspicuous in women. Liver carcinoma is 4,5 times more frequent in postnecrotic than in portal cirrhosis.