Hepatocellular carcinoma: Difference between revisions
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** toxins (alcohol or aflatoxin) | ** toxins (alcohol or aflatoxin) | ||
**Metabolic conditions ([[hemochromatosis]], [[alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency]], non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) | **Metabolic conditions ([[hemochromatosis]], [[alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency]], [[non-alcoholic fatty liver disease]]) | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
*Cirrhosis | *Cirrhosis | ||
Revision as of 22:01, 18 March 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