Meanings of hepatocellular cancer in English

Background & aims: Recurrence of hepatocellular cancer after resection is a significant problem.

HCV infects millions of people worldwide and is a leading cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer.

Conclusions: Second hepatic resection for recurrent hepatocellular cancer is applicable in about 15% of patient with recurrence.

We analyzed the outcomes of patients undergoing a second hepatic resection for recurrent hepatocellular cancer at a single Western center.

We previously showed that for hepatocellular cancer (HCC) prognostication, disease parameters need to be considered within a total personal clinical context.

Loss of β2-spectrin leads to defects in liver development, and its haploinsufficiency spontaneously leads to chronic liver disease and the eventual development of hepatocellular cancer.

Methods: The records of all patients undergoing primary hepatic resection for hepatocellular cancer between January 1994 and January 2009 were reviewed.

Conclusion: Tumor-specific proteomic signatures may be useful for detection and classification of hepatocellular cancers.