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Hepatoma

Hepatoma: Introduction

Hepatoma: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy of the liver. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hepatoma is available below.

Symptoms of Hepatoma

• Malaise
• Weight loss
• Appetite loss
• Abdominal discomfort
• Jaundice - and the symptoms of jaundice
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 32 symptoms of Hepatoma

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Hepatoma:

• Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests
• more tests...»

Hepatoma: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Hepatoma:

• Jaundice
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Internal bleeding
• Shock
• See also complications of liver cancer
• more complications...»

Disease Topics Related To Hepatoma

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Hepatoma:

• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Hemangioma
• Aflatoxin
• Oral contraceptives
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Hepatoma

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Hepatoma

• Physical exam
• Blood tests
• Liver function tests
• Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test
• CT scan
• more tests...»

See full list of 14 diagnostic tests for Hepatoma

Wrongly Diagnosed with Hepatoma?

• Misdiagnosis of Hepatoma
• Failure to diagnose Hepatoma
• Hidden causes of Hepatoma (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Hepatoma

Misdiagnosis and Hepatoma

Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician. The reasons are multifactorial. Possible conditions include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, hemochromatosis, or other types of liver condition. See introduction to liver disease or misdiagnosis of liver disease....read more »

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Hepatoma: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Liver Health Specialists (Hepatology):
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Causes of Hepatoma

• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Alcoholic liver disease
• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis B
• Chronic hepatitis B
• more causes...»

See full list of 15 causes of Hepatoma

More information about causes of Hepatoma:

• Underlying causes of Hepatoma
• Hepatoma as a complication caused by other conditions

Treatments for Hepatoma

• Surgery
• Medications
• Pain medications
• See treatment of liver cancer
• Surgery, liver transplant, percutaneous ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, high intensity focused ultrasound, hormonal therapy, cryosurgery, palliative, chemotherapy, radiation
• more treatments...»

See full list of 7 treatments for Hepatoma

Latest Treatments for Hepatoma

• Surgical resection
• Radiography-guided radiofrequency ablation
• Embolization of the tumour supplying artery
• Transplantation
• more treatments...»

Read more about the latest treatments for Hepatoma

News Archives for Hepatoma

Medical news articles related to Hepatoma include:

• Genetic Links to Rare Liver Disease Found
• Older Adults May Have Some Immunity to Swine Flu
• Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults
• Seniors Cope With Sleep Loss Better Than Young Adults
• Viewing Adult-Themed TV Tied to Earlier Sex for Teens
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Hepatoma

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Prognosis for Hepatoma

Prognosis for Hepatoma: Overall prognosis for survival depends on the extent of cirrhosis and tumor stage, which then determine the appropriate treatment. Patients able to undergo a curative resection have a median survival of as long as 4 years; patients who present when they are too ill to be treated have a median survival of 3 months.

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Reseach about Hepatoma

Visit our research pages for current research about Hepatoma treatments.

Clinical Trials for Hepatoma

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hepatoma include:

• A Safety and Efficacy Study of DENSPM in Patients With Liver Cancer Who Are Not Eligible for Surgical Care - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - DENSPM (N1, N11-diethylnorspermine) (drug)
• Trial for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Related Viral Hepatitis Adjuvant Treatment - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - 131 I-lipiodol
• Comparison Between Radiofrequency Versus Ethanol Injection for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Long-Acting Somatostatin Plus Percutaneous Ethanol Instillation (PEI) Versus Long-Acting Somatostatin Alone - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Effect of Polymorphisms in the IL-1 Gene Complex on the Development of Chronic Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 153 Clinical Trials for Hepatoma

Statistics for Hepatoma

• Medical statistics for Hepatoma
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Hepatoma
• Death and Mortality statistics for Hepatoma
• Society statistics for Hepatoma

Hepatoma: Broader Related Topics

• Liver conditions
• Chronic liver disease
• more types...»

Types of Hepatoma

Types of Hepatoma

• Childhood hepatocellular carcinoma (type of Liver cancer) - also called "hepatoblastoma"
• more types...»

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Definitions of Hepatoma:

Relatively uncommon malignant hepatic tumor; usually arises in cirrhotic liver; predominately affects males. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Carcinoma of the liver - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Hepatoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Hepatoma, or a subtype of Hepatoma, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Hepatoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

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