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hepatocellular carcinoma - liver cancer Definition for hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, also called hepatoma) is a primary malignancy (cancer) of the liver. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either a viral hepatitide infection (hepatitis B or C) or cirrhosis (alcoholism being the most common cause of hepatic cirrhosis). more Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, also called hepatoma) is a primary malignancy (cancer) of the liver. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either a viral hepatitide infection (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. less some common symptoms stomach pain stomach swelling upper abdominal pain yellow color of skin and eyes some related diagnoses 1 - 7 of 82 diagnoses gall stones common bile duct obstruction intraabdominal tumors cholecystitis colon cancer gastric carcinoma cystic fibrosis   more do i have 'hepatocellular carcinoma'? In addition the following diagnostic tests might be need to help verify the diagnosis: diagnostic test search results for 'hepatocellular carcinoma' 1 - 5 of 39 diagnostic tests Biopsy hepatocellular carcinoma and Biopsy Biopsy liver hepatocellular carcinoma and Biopsy liver Cytodiagnosis hepatocellular carcinoma and Cytodiagnosis Lymph node biopsy hepatocellular carcinoma and Lymph node biopsy Abdominal CAT Scan hepatocellular carcinoma and Abdominal CAT Scan CT chest hepatocellular carcinoma and CT chest CT liver hepatocellular carcinoma and CT liver Chest X-ray Radiological technique to image the chest hepatocellular carcinoma and Chest X-ray Complete Blood Count hepatocellular carcinoma and Complete Blood Count Hepatic ultrasonography hepatocellular carcinoma and Hepatic ultrasonography Hepatitis panel hepatocellular carcinoma and Hepatitis panel Liver Function Tests elevated liver enzymes hepatocellular carcinoma and Liver Function Tests Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Liver hepatocellular carcinoma and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Liver Prothrombin Time (PT) hepatocellular carcinoma and Prothrombin Time (PT) Serum Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) hepatocellular carcinoma and Serum Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) hepatocellular carcinoma and Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) Total bilirubin hepatocellular carcinoma and Total bilirubin Tumor markers hepatocellular carcinoma and Tumor markers beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (bHCG) hepatocellular carcinoma and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (bHCG) direct bilirubin hepatocellular carcinoma and direct bilirubin Vitamin B12 binding protein hepatocellular carcinoma and Vitamin B12 binding protein Activated partial thromboplastin time hepatocellular carcinoma and Activated partial thromboplastin time CT Pelvis hepatocellular carcinoma and CT Pelvis Positron emission tomography (PET) hepatocellular carcinoma and Positron emission tomography (PET) Blood, Platelet Count Platelet Count hepatocellular carcinoma and Blood, Platelet Count CT scan hepatocellular carcinoma and CT scan Dynamic CT hepatocellular carcinoma and Dynamic CT FDG PET scan hepatocellular carcinoma and FDG PET scan Laparotomy hepatocellular carcinoma and Laparotomy Liver scan hepatocellular carcinoma and Liver scan Needle Biopsy hepatocellular carcinoma and Needle Biopsy Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography hepatocellular carcinoma and Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography Percutaneous needle biopsy hepatocellular carcinoma and Percutaneous needle biopsy Power Doppler ultrasound hepatocellular carcinoma and Power Doppler ultrasound Serum cholylglycine hepatocellular carcinoma and Serum cholylglycine Spiral CT hepatocellular carcinoma and Spiral CT dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI hepatocellular carcinoma and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI serum vitamin K hepatocellular carcinoma and serum vitamin K ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) MRI hepatocellular carcinoma and ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) MRI for more please login, login is free (click to login) therapeutic procedures for 'hepatocellular carcinoma'? Managing or treating a diseases should always be determined by a patients health care provider. Below is a list of associated therapeutic procedures or medications for hepatocellular carcinoma: therapeutic procedure search results for 'hepatocellular carcinoma' 1 - 5 of 20 therapeutic procedures rankings are computer generated. please consult your health care provider. Resection hepatocellular carcinoma and Resection Chemoembolization hepatocellular carcinoma and Chemoembolization Alcohol Abstinence hepatocellular carcinoma and Alcohol Abstinence Chemotherapy Use of chemical substances to treat disease hepatocellular carcinoma and Chemotherapy Cryotherapy of liver tumor hepatocellular carcinoma and Cryotherapy of liver tumor Embolization hepatocellular carcinoma and Embolization Embolization of hepatic artery hepatocellular carcinoma and Embolization of hepatic artery Ethanol (alcohol) ablation hepatocellular carcinoma and Ethanol (alcohol) ablation Focal radiotherapy hepatocellular carcinoma and Focal radiotherapy High-intensity ultrasound energy therapy hepatocellular carcinoma and High-intensity ultrasound energy therapy Injection of Alcohol Into Liver hepatocellular carcinoma and Injection of Alcohol Into Liver Laparotomy hepatocellular carcinoma and Laparotomy Liver Transplant Replacing diseased liver by healthy one hepatocellular carcinoma and Liver Transplant MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery hepatocellular carcinoma and MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery Partial Hepatectomy hepatocellular carcinoma and Partial Hepatectomy Radiation Therapy Use of ionizing radiation or xrays for medical imaging or to treat cancer hepatocellular carcinoma and Radiation Therapy Radiofrequency Ablation of liver tumor hepatocellular carcinoma and Radiofrequency Ablation of liver tumor Targeted therapies hepatocellular carcinoma and Targeted therapies percutaneous radiofrequency ablation hepatocellular carcinoma and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation radiosurgery hepatocellular carcinoma and radiosurgery for more please login, login is free (click to login) medications search results for 'hepatocellular carcinoma' 1 - 5 of 12 medications rankings are computer generated. please consult your health care provider.   cisplatin hepatocellular carcinoma and cisplatin   doxorubicin hepatocellular carcinoma and doxorubicin   5-Fluorouracil hepatocellular carcinoma and 5-Fluorouracil   Gemcitabine hepatocellular carcinoma and Gemcitabine   etoposide hepatocellular carcinoma and etoposide   carboplatin hepatocellular carcinoma and carboplatin   vincristine hepatocellular carcinoma and vincristine   Ifosfamide hepatocellular carcinoma and Ifosfamide   Ondansetron hepatocellular carcinoma and Ondansetron   floxuridine hepatocellular carcinoma and floxuridine   fluorouracil (a.k.a fluorouracil, Adrucil) hepatocellular carcinoma and fluorouracil   methotrexate (a.k.a methotrexate, Trexall) hepatocellular carcinoma and methotrexate for more please login, login is free (click to login) web search results for hepatocellular carcinoma Web (All)  |  Treatment  |  Drugs  |  Tests  |  Research  |  Diet Results 1 - 50 - hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma accounts for 80 - 90% of all liver cancers. ... Hepatocellular carcinoma is not the same as metastatic liver cancer, which ... http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Hepato...   adam.about.com - summary Hepatocellular carcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, also called malignant hepatoma) is a primary ... with acute hepatic porphyrias should be monitored for hepatocellular carcinoma. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatocellular_carcinoma   en.wikipedia.org - summary MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma accounts for 80 - 90% of all liver cancers. ... Hepatocellular carcinoma is not the same as metastatic liver cancer, which ... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000280.htm   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary Genomics|HuGENet|Reviews|Risk Factor for hepatocellular carcinoma ... The mission of the National Office of Public Health Genomics is to integrate advances in human genetics into ... factor for hepatocellular carcinoma > PubMed ID: ... http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/hugenet/reviews/hepatocellular.htm   www.cdc.gov - summary Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma involves a malignant tumor of the liver. Alternative Names: ... Hepatocellular carcinoma accounts for 80% to 90% of all liver cancers. ... http://adam.about.com/HIE/000280.htm   adam.about.com - summary Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Medcyclopaedia - Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma" ... Outcome of patients with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma" ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrolamellar_hepatocellular_carcinoma   en.wikipedia.org - summary Microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: consultation Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of primary liver cancer. ... hepatocellular carcinoma (www.nice.org.uk/IPG002) and laparoscopic liver ... http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=article&o=31731   www.nice.org.uk - summary Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma ... on microwave ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma (www.nice. ... IPG2 Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: distribution list. 23 July 2003 ... http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byID&r=true...   www.nice.org.uk - summary fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma | Cancer Survivors Network Re: fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma ... I was diagnosed with Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma last year and had 1 ... http://csn.cancer.org/node/145796   csn.cancer.org - summary HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA - Pedbase.org ... in the development of a hepatocellular carcinoma by 10 years of age ... 1994 -2007 Pedbase.org. Powered by Database of Pediatrics- HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA ... http://pedbase.org/h/hepatocellular-carcinoma/   pedbase.org - summary Primary Liver Cancer: Liver Masses and Granulomas: Merck Manual ... Primary liver cancer is usually hepatocellular carcinoma. ... Hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma) usually occurs in patients with cirrhosis ... http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec03/ch029/ch029d.html   www.merck.com - summary Understanding Liver Cancer -- Basic Information Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Cholangiocarcinoma (These are really ... Primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) tends to occur in livers damaged ... http://www.webmd.com/cancer/understanding-liver-cancer-basic-information   www.webmd.com - summary Screening for hepatocellular cancer Di Bisceglie AM, Carithers RL Jr, Gores GJ: Hepatocellular carcinoma. ... The rationale for screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is based on the ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/307965.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Hepatocellular cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI ... ... health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about hepatocellular cancer ... for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is ... http://health.yahoo.com/cancer-diagnosis/hepatocellular-canc...   health.yahoo.com - summary Percutaneous Ethanol (Alcohol) Injection of Liver on MedicineNet.com Learn more about percutaneous ethanol (alcohol) injections of the liver and how they treat Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) tumors. http://www.medicinenet.com/percutaneous_ethanol_injection_of_liver/article.htm   www.medicinenet.com - summary Primary Liver Cancer: Liver Masses and Granulomas: Merck Manual ... Primary liver cancer is usually hepatocellular carcinoma. ... Hepatocellular Carcinoma ... Hepatocellular carcinoma is staged based on the following (American Cancer ... http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec03/ch029/ch029d.html   www.merck.com - summary Liver carcinoma(hepatoma) - NextBio Genome wide molecular profiles of HCV-induced dysplasia and hepatocellular carcinoma ... Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma study ... http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=hepatoma   www.nextbio.com - summary Screening for Hepatocellular Cancer Rationale for Screening The rationale for screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is based on the concept that populations at high risk for HCC,such as those ... http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/hepatocellular-cancer-screeni...   www.webmd.com - summary Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma involves a malignant of the liver. ... Hepatocellular carcinoma. Overview Symptoms Treatment Prevention. Alternative Names: ... http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000280trt.htm   adam.about.com - summary Hepatocellular adenoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cholangiocarcinoma · Klatskin tumor · Hepatocellular adenoma/Hepatocellular carcinoma ... malignant: Hepatocellular carcinoma (Fibrolamellar) · Hepatoblastoma ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatocellular_adenoma   en.wikipedia.org - summary Proton Beam Therapy of Liver on MedicineNet.com Learn how proton beam therapy works to treat types of liver cancer and tumors. ... To read more about Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), please read the MedicineNet. ... http://www.medicinenet.com/proton_beam_therapy_of_liver/article.htm   www.medicinenet.com - summary Liver Cancer, Cirrhosis, Tumors, Treatment: American Liver Foundation The Web Site of the American Liver Foundation. ... Hepatocellular Carcinoma of RFA and ThermoDox® ... primary liver cancer, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ... http://www.liverfoundation.org/education/info/hcc/   www.liverfoundation.org - summary Adult Primary Liver Cancer Note: A separate PDQ summary on Screening for Hepatocellular Cancer is also available. Note: Estimated new cases and ... of hepatocellular carcinoma are ... http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/liver-cancer-adult-primary-tr...   www.webmd.com - summary CancerLIT: 712080 ... foeto-protein (AFP), for the biological diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. ... Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma is often not undertaken in patients with ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/712080.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Preventing Chronic Disease: July 2008: 07_0155 National trends and disparities in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, 1998?2003. ... Hepatocellular carcinoma: recent trends in the United States. ... http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/Jul/07_0155.htm   www.cdc.gov - summary THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 113, Gastrointestinal Tumors Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common cancers worldwide, ... Hepatocellular carcinoma usually presents as decompensated liver disease (ie, ... http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec13/ch113/ch113g.jsp   www.merck.com - summary Carcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (M 8170/3) Hepatocellular carcinoma, NOS (M 8200/3) Adenoid cystic carcinoma ... Cholangiocarcinoma · Klatskin tumor · Hepatocellular adenoma/Hepatocellular carcinoma ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoma   en.wikipedia.org - summary CancerLIT: 712081 Four hundred ten patients had hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and 12 had the ... There were four cases of hepatocellular carcinoma and two cases of liver ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/712081.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ? Complete medical information regarding this ... Liver Cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) Thyroid dysfunction. Sicca syndrome. Raynaud's phenomenon ... the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in PBC appears to ... http://www.medicinenet.com/primary_biliary_cirrhosis/page14.htm   www.medicinenet.com - summary Screening for Hepatocellular Cancer Incidence,Mortality,and Risk Factors Hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is the fourth ... Di Bisceglie AM, Carithers RL Jr, Gores GJ: Hepatocellular carcinoma. ... http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/hepatocellular-cancer-screeni...   www.webmd.com - summary ACS :: What Is Bile Duct Cancer? Hepatocellular carcinoma is discussed in more detail in our document, Liver Cancer. ... not the same as hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma, but instead ... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is...   www.cancer.org - summary Childhood Liver Cancer Hepatocellular carcinoma: A type of liver cancer that often spreads to other places in the body. ... often for hepatoblastoma than for hepatocellular carcinoma. ... http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1400/...   www.clevelandclinic.org - summary Adult Primary Liver Cancer Note: Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of evidence. ... of the liver with special reference to early stage hepatocellular carcinoma. ... http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/liver-cancer-adult-primary-tr...   www.webmd.com - summary CancerLIT: 701081 Moreover, hepatocellular carcinoma developed significantly more frequently in ... Hepatocellular carcinoma development becomes almost negligible among sustained ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/701081.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Liver Transplantation: Transplantation: Merck Manual Professional For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, the score incorporates tumor size ... related to the recipient (older age, HLA type, hepatocellular carcinoma), donor ... http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec13/ch166/ch166e.html   www.merck.com - summary CancerLIT: 703081 CONCLUSION: Hepatocellular carcinoma arising on noncirrhotic liver is not a rare ... When discovered in a <> liver, hepatocellular carcinoma is often seen as a large ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/703081.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Cholangiocarcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Provides pictures, resources, and disease information. ... Evidence for the stem cell origin of hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma" ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholangiocarcinoma   en.wikipedia.org - summary CancerLIT: 706080 ... cDNA cloning of a novel gene highly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma] ... surface antigen mutants and their integration in human hepatocellular carcinoma. ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/706080.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary ACS :: What Are the Risk Factors for Liver Cancer? ... that make a person more likely to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Gender. Hepatocellular carcinoma is much more common in males than in females, ... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_ar...   www.cancer.org - summary Primary Liver Cancers: Tumors of the Liver: Merck Manual Home Edition fibrolamellar carcinoma. granuloma. hemangioma. hepatitis. hepatoblastoma. hepatocellular ... The most common is a hepatoma (hepatocellular carcinoma) ... http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec10/ch139/ch139e.html   www.merck.com - summary Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a very rare ... Treatment of hepatocellular. carcinoma with systemic chemotherapy ... Hepatocellular carcinoma in ... http://www.orpha.net/data/patho/GB/uk-Hepatocellularcarcinoma.pdf   www.orpha.net - summary CancerLIT: 710081 ... AU - Torzilli G TI - Japanese approach to hepatocellular carcinoma. ... In the case of hepatocellular carcinoma, detection of residual viable tumor is ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/710081.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Ductal carcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cholangiocarcinoma · Klatskin tumor · Hepatocellular adenoma/Hepatocellular carcinoma ... Signet ring cell carcinoma (Krukenberg tumor) · Mucinous cystadenoma ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ductal_carcinoma   en.wikipedia.org - summary DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-127; Current Intelligence Bulletin 17 ... Liver neoplasms, described as hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatic adenoma, were ... prior to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in rats exposed to known ... http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/78127_17.html   www.cdc.gov - summary Hepatic Granulomas: Tumors of the Liver: Merck Manual Home Edition ... · Hemangioma·Hepatic Granulomas· Hepatocellular Adenoma· Metastatic Liver Cancer ... hepatocellular. idiopathic. primary biliary cirrhosis. sarcoidosis ... http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec10/ch139/ch139d.html   www.merck.com - summary Adult primary liver cancer Hepatocellular carcinoma is potentially curable by surgical resection, but ... The primary symptoms of hepatocellular carcinoma are those of a hepatic mass. ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/101195.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Liver Disease Information Center The Web Site of the American Liver Foundation. ... Know the terms, understand ... Hepatocellular Carcinoma. About primary cancer of the liver. Liver Cancer ... http://www.liverfoundation.org/education/info/   www.liverfoundation.org - summary MedlinePlus: Health Topics beginning with H Hardening of the Arteries see Vascular Diseases. Harelip see ... Hepatocellular Carcinoma see Liver Cancer. Hepatolenticular Degeneration see Wilson Disease ... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics_h.html   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary CancerLIT: 710080 1 UI - 21243501 AU - Tabor E TI - Hepatocellular carcinoma: global epidemiology. ... The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in the males was also significantly higher ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/710080.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Mammary ductal carcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Detection of ductal carcinoma in situ in women undergoing screening ... Cholangiocarcinoma · Klatskin tumor · Hepatocellular adenoma/Hepatocellular carcinoma ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammary_ductal_carcinoma   en.wikipedia.org - summary show more 1  2