Question 1

what are signs of hepatocellular carcinoma?

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No...: In its early stage, the patient virtually has no symptoms at all. The key to its diagnosis is still professional alertness notably for someone with hepatitis - b, -c, liver cirrhosis, chronic alcohol use, with known abnormal finding in liver function test. These patients are advised to have periodic follow-up with blood tests and liver ultrasound study.

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Question 2

can some survive hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Yes: When i was in med school, it was almost always fatal. Now we're often curing them through early detection and especially teamwork by radiologists and surgeons.

Question 3

what are the tests for hepatocellular carcinoma?

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A COMBINATION: There is no specific test but a group of test: imaging (ultrasound, ct scan or mri), blood test (AFP) and biopsy for tissue diagnosis. All three necessary.

Question 4

how often have people survived hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Depends on therapy: Its really therapy dependent.  Most hcc are related to cirrhosis, usually extensive and multiple and not amenable to therapy.  Only early hcc can be amenable to resection and or liver transplant.  Transplant is curative, as can be resection in the absence of cirrhosis.

Question 5

what's a simple way to say what hepatocellular carcinoma really is?

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Liver cancer: Its a cancer that originates in the liver.  Risk factors include hepatitis b and c with chronic liver disease.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: hepatocellular carcinoma?

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A Cancer of Liver: Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is a Cancer arising from the Liver. It often occurs in in people  who have a chronically damaged liver due to infection with Hepatitis B or hepatitis C Virus or  it can be due to use of excessive alcoho, drinking that leads to Cirrhosis which then makes you more prone to develop Liver Cancer(HCC).

Question 7

what are the differences between hepatoma and hepatocellular carcinoma?

Accepted Answer

No difference: Hepatocellular carcinoma, cancer of the liver, is referred to by some doctors as "hepatoma".  The term "hepatoma" is misleading to some patients because it does not sound the medical terms used to describe other malignant tumors (for instance, "squamous cell carcinoma" or "adenocarcinoma") and could easily be mistaken for a benign diagnosis.

Question 8

i've developed hepatocellular carcinoma. what should i be watching out for in the future?

Accepted Answer

Dx, Stage, Tx: Ca 1-2-3 - 1) diagnosis, 2) staging and prognosis, 3) treatment options.  For hepatocellular carcinoma a multidisciplinary review is beneficial including surgery, medical oncology, interventional and diagnostic radiology.  Many options exist for treatment, but systemic chemotherapy is currently suboptimal to cure advanced disease, so clinical trials and research is what to watch for the future.

Question 9

has anyone out there ever had improvement of hepatocellular carcinoma after chemoembolization?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) can be treated by a number of "local" therapies including:  transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (tace), radiofrequency ablation (rfa), cryoablation, y90 microspheres, etc.  These therapies can be used to attempt cure, control, or "downstage" the disease for definitive surgery.

Question 10

whats treatment for small early hepatocellular carcinoma?

Accepted Answer

LIVER TRANSPLANT: Liver transplant is the best option for cure.  You need referal to a transplant center and be seen by a multispecialty team. Since it may take time to obtain a liver there are certain therapies that are used as a bridge to transplant. Radiofrequency ablation - burning of tumor. Chemoembolization - infusing chemotherapy into tumor and then blocking the artery that feeds it.

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