Association Between Serum Ferritin Level and Severity of Liver Disease and Development of HCC in Cirrhotic Patients

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with liver cirrhosis of both sexes with and without HCC regardless of the aetiology of chronic liver disease Exclusion Criteria: * Patients less than 18 years Previously treated HCC patients with no evidence of recurrence or residual activity Subjects who had received blood transfusions or iron supplements during the previous 3 months. Other conditions associated with elevated serum ferritin e.g., malignancy other than HCC, iron overload syndromes, autoimmune disorders, chronic excess alcohol consumption and acute and chronic infections. Patients who will refuse to give a written consent, will be excluded from our study