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The progression for alcoholic liver injury to steatosis with scarring, inflammation and architectural distortion leading to cirrhosis. As a complication of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma may occur. However, only a minority of patients with alcoholic steatosis progress to severe liver injury.
