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**Metabolic conditions ([[hemochromatosis]], [[alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency]], [[non-alcoholic fatty liver disease]]) | **Metabolic conditions ([[hemochromatosis]], [[alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency]], [[non-alcoholic fatty liver disease]]) | ||
Revision as of 01:12, 24 July 2017
Background
- most common form of liver cancer
Clinical Features
- Risk factors include:
- Hepatitis B or C
- toxins (alcohol or aflatoxin)
- Metabolic conditions (hemochromatosis, alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease)
Differential Diagnosis
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatitis
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
Evaluation
- LFT, CBC, CMP
- Ultrasound
- Biopsy