[Analysis of risk factors for spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma].

Objective: To assess the risk factors for spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (SRHC).

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 34 consecutive patients with SRHC treated by emergency interventional embolization in our hospital from July 2003 to July 2011 was conducted. General condition, laboratory examination and imaging data were analyzed, and compared with the data of 34 patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma but without rupture, randomly selected from 215 concurrent patients.