EAN: 9783031093708

UPDATES IN SURGERY HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA K...

This open access book offers a comprehensive review of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with a
particular focus on the pathobiology and clinical aspects of the disease  including diagnosis
and treatment. HCC is becoming one of the most common causes of cancer-related death worldwide.
It is the fifth most common malignancy in men and the ninth in women  with an estimated 500 000
to 1 million new cases annually around the world. Independent of its cause  cirrhosis is
considered a major clinical and histopathological risk factor for HCC development. Five percent
of all cirrhotic patients develop HCC every year. Diagnostic tools for HCC include blood tests
high-quality imaging studies and liver biopsy. The treatment of HCC depends on the size and
location of the HCC and includes surgical resection  liver transplantation  endovascular
approaches  percutaneous ablation  and medical treatments. The book is organized into four
parts - overview  diagnosis  management strategies  and recommendations - and aims to provide
surgeons and clinicians with a valuable resource for complete and up-to-date research on the
clinical aspects and management of HCC.

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