Liver Carcinoma

摘要: The liver is unique in that it responds to physical or chemical injury by the process of regeneration. benign and malignant natures hepatic tumors tumor-like lesions are classified chapter. Hepatocellular adenoma local nodular hyperplasia two most common neoplasms liver, occurring predominantly women. Primary carcinomas as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma. biological behavior clinicopathologic features third type show not simply a combination first types. In fact, consistent differences genetic alterations have been observed at different loci HCC chapter focuses on HCC, because amounts ∼90% primary cancer. Carcinogenesis multiple-step with molecular events each stage disease progression. development an example multistage process. Although early curable cases surgical resectioning, asymptomatic feature progression results poor prognosis 5 year survival.