Hepatocellular
carcinoma, also called malignant hepatoma, is a
primary form of liver cancer that originates in the
hepatocyte cells of the liver. Hepatocellular
carcinoma is the 5th most common type of cancer
worldwide with nearly 500,000 new cases diagnosed
each year. Approximately 19,000 cases of primary
liver cancer are diagnosed each year in the United
States and affects males more than females by a
ratio of about 3:1.
Major risk factors for
hepatocellular carcinoma include cirrhosis of the
liver, chronic infection with the Hepatitis B or
Hepatitis C virus, exposure to aflatoxins that can
contaminate certain crops, hereditary
hemochromatosis, and primary biliary cirrhosis.
Unfortunately,
the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma is
difficult because most people with early-stage
disease do not exhibit clinical symptoms of the
disease. By the time symptoms do develop, the
disease has already progressed to a more advanced
stage. Signs and symptoms of hepatocellular
carcinoma may include abdominal pain, enlargement of
the liver and spleen, unintentional weight loss,
jaundice, and generalized weakness and fatigue.
The
treatment options for patients with hepatocellular
carcinoma depend upon a variety of factors including
the stage of the disease, location of the tumor, and
how well or poorly the liver is functioning. In
general, the treatment options for hepatocellular
carcinoma can be grouped into those treatments that
are intended to be curative and those that are
intended to be palliative meaning that they do not
cure the underlying disease but rather control the
symptoms of the disease. The only known curative
treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma are surgical
resection and liver transplantation. Palliative
treatment options include radiofrequency thermal
ablation, percutaneous ethanol injection,
cryosurgery, hepatic arterial embolization, and
systemic chemotherapy.
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