Hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma I. What every physician needs to know. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), also known as hepatoma, is the most common primary malignant neoplasm of the liver arising from hepatocytes and is second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Most HCC cases arise in the setting of cirrhosis (80-90%), particularly secondary to chronic viral hepatitis. HCC…