Background: The presence of a hypervascular nodule in a patient with cirrhosis is highly suggestive of a hepatocellular carcinoma. Case Presentation: A 55 year old man with idiopathic refractory ...

HCC develops in patients with underlying chronic liver disease or cirrhosis via a multistep process of carcinogenesis, ranging from a DN to early HCC and, finally, to overt HCC. All these precursors ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is more accurate and reliable than MRI for examining certain liver and kidney nodules, according to two new studies published in the ...

Phase II study of telatinib (T) in combination with capecitabine (X) and cisplatin (P) as first-line treatment in patients (pts) with advanced cancer of the stomach (G) or gastro-esophageal junction ...

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases had reduced risk of intrahepatic recurrence when using intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasounds. A new study published in Digestive and Liver ...

Post-necrotic cirrhosis is also called macronodular cirrhosis. It involves areas of scarring in your liver, called nodules, that are greater than 3 millimeters (mm) across. Experts estimate that about ...

Semin Liver Dis. 2013;33(3):236-247. Focal nodular hyperplasia has no malignant potential and usually remains stable or decreases in size over time. Less than 20% of patients with FNH develop symptoms ...

Cirrhosis is a chronic and progressive liver disease that occurs when scar tissue gradually replaces healthy liver tissue. Certain conditions, such as hepatitis B and C, can cause post-necrotic ...

Dr. David M. Dudzinski: A 59-year-old man with a history of obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension was evaluated in the oncology clinic of this hospital because of hepatocellular carcinoma.