Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance with Abbreviated MRI Strategies

Cost effectiveness of alternative surveillance strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis.

BACKGROUND & AIMS The increasing incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States has significant health and economic consequences. Ultrasound (US) surveillance is recommended for patients with cirrhosis because of their high risk of HCC and improving treatment outcomes for small tumors. We assessed the costs, clinical benefits, and cost effectiveness of US surveillance and alte...

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Sheep

Surveillance and diagnosis for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important cause of cancer-related death worldwide. If the disease is detected early, the treatment is more likely to be curative. This article discusses the current evidence regarding the surveillance and diagnosis of HCC, focusing on recent articles and the recommendations of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), which are briefl...

Epidemiology and surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequently occurring malignancies and has a high mortality rate. The incidence of HCC differs greatly according to the geographic area. East and Southeast Asia, as well as middle and West Africas have the highest prevalence of HCC. The risk factors for developing HCC are well known and include cirrhosis, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, hepati...

Surveillance of cirrhosis for hepatocellular carcinoma

1 Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, UK 2 School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Plymouth, UK 3 Hepatology Research Group, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, UK 4 Radiology Department, Plymouth NHS Hospitals Trust, UK 5 Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, UK 6 Southampton Health Technology Assessments Group, University of ...