Abstract
In a series of 124 patients admitted to hospital with liver disease, 23 (18·6%) had malignant liver disease, either primary or secondary; 12 (9·7%) had cirrhosis of the liver, while another 25 (20·2%) had inflammatory liver disease, including such parasitic infections as hydatid disease and schistosomiasis. The remaining biopsies showed non-specific changes or normal livers.