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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, also called hepatoma) is a primary malignancy (cancer) of the liver. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either hepatitis infection (usually hepatitis B or C) or cirrhosis (alcoholism being the most common cause of hepatic cirrhosis). In countries where hepatitis is not endemic, most malignant cancers in the liver are not primary HCC but metastasis (spread) of cancer from elsewhere in the body, e.g. the colon. Treatment options of HCC and prognosis are dependent on many factors but especially on tumor size and staging.
Outside of the West, the commonly accepted prognosis is a median survival of 3 months from diagnosis. This is partially due to late presentation with large tumours, but also the lack of medical expertise and facilities.
Epidemiology
The epidemiology of HCC exhibits two main patterns, one in North America and Western Europe and another in Non-Western Countries (regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Amazon basin). More on [ Hepatocellular carcinoma ]
Surgery: Outcome after curative resection for a huge (>=10 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma and prognos.. http://bit.ly/3uiv0H
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Surgery: Outcome after curative resection for a huge (>=10 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma and prognos.. http://bit.ly/3uiv0H
Heme/Onc: Surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma: Is the jury still out: Surgical Oncology http://url4.eu/hNx2
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Heme/Onc: Surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma: Is the jury still out: Surgical Oncology http://url4.eu/hNx2
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Mst1 and Mst2 Maintain Hepatocyte Quiescence and Suppress Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development through Ina...: - http://tinyurl.com/yg5tzwf
GI: Use of sorafenib in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: A cost-benefit .. http://bit.ly/2hc2FX
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GI: Use of sorafenib in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: A cost-benefit .. http://bit.ly/2hc2FX
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Brief article about a rare cancer that arises from hepatocytes, the major cell type of the liver.
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