Impact of cirrhosis aetiology on incidence and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosed during surveillance

•Alcohol-related cirrhosis linked to the lowest incidence of HCC, the lowest overall survival and the highest incidence of decompensation.•Alcohol-related cirrhosis linked to fewer cases of early stage HCC, although tumour burden and Child-Pugh score were comparable across groups.•Patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis had worse survival after HCC diagnosis than those with virus-related cirrhosis.•The aetiology of cirrhosis had no impact on survival after HCC diagnosis following adjustment for other potential prognostic factors.