Tag Archives: liver cancer

Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

HCC, or HepatoCellular Carcinoma, is a type of cancer that begins in the liver. People with terminal scarring of their livers (cirrhosis), regardless of the original cause, are at higher risk of developing HCC. People infected with Hepatitis B or … Continue reading

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Fatty Liver Disease

The “Metabolic Syndrome”, defined by the International Diabetes Federation as the presence of central obesity (or increased waist circumference) plus any two of the four following conditions: insulin resistance, high blood levels of triglycerides (fat), low levels of HDL (High … Continue reading

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Surgery in the Cirrhotic Patient

For this particular article, I am focusing on general surgical procedures such as hernia repair, gall bladder removal, and liver cancer resection in patients with cirrhosis. This information is applicable to other types of surgery, such as cardiac, colon, breast, … Continue reading

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Why Biopsy Liver Cancer?

Liver cancers, especially when early in their genesis, are usually asymptomatic. Often they are detected when an ultrasound scan, a CT scan or MRI are performed for other reasons, or when a patient has underlying liver disease (cirrhosis of any … Continue reading

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