• The role of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance is being questioned in alcoholic cirrhosis because of the relative low HCC risk. (nature.com)
  • The diagnosis of alcoholic cirrhosis was based on histology, endoscopic confirmation of varices or radiologic demonstration of cirrhosis. (nature.com)
  • In patients with cirrhosis, liver disease, or other risk factors for HCC, and with lesions greater than 1 cm, triple-phase, contrast-enhanced studies (dynamic computed tomography [CT] or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) can be used to establish a diagnosis of HCC. (oncolink.org)
  • International guidelines suggest the use of regular ultrasound examination for early diagnosis of HCC in patients with liver cirrhosis, but 40% of nodules greater than 2 cm may escape detection. (medscape.com)
  • 18 years and diagnosis of liver cirrhosis. (springer.com)
  • In transplantation medicine, the Milan criteria are set of criteria applied in consideration of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for liver transplantation with intent to cure their disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • alternatively, up to three lesions, each smaller than 3 cm no extrahepatic manifestations no evidence of gross vascular invasion Under current OPTN/ONUS guidelines, patients with cirrhosis and HCC who meet these criteria may be considered for transplantation. (wikipedia.org)
  • NAFLD can be classified based on histological progression: non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), NASH cirrhosis, and NASH-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [2]. (termedia.pl)
  • Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma, surveillance, survival, cirrhosis, chronic liver disease Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a significant global health issue. (cbinsights.com)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) usually occurs in patients with cirrhosis and is common in areas where infection with hepatitis B and C viruses is prevalent. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In 11 patients, the diagnosis of cirrhosis was not made until the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. (tgv.org.tr)
  • [ 89 ] Because a normal life span can be expected if iron reduction is initiated before the development of cirrhosis, clinical suspicion and early diagnosis are essential. (medscape.com)
  • The above-mentioned also showed the potential value of preoperative alpha-fetoprotein level measurements, not only in the diagnostics and early hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis (patients with cirrhosis), but also in the prediction of survival and tumor recurrence after liver transplantation. (edu.pl)
  • Clinicopathologic features and survival in fibrolamellar carcinoma: comparison with conventional hepatocellular carcinoma with and without cirrhosis. (medscape.com)
  • Liver biopsy plays an important role in the diagnosis of malignancies, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, which can also be diagnosed by typical imaging findings in multiphasic computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with risk factors, such as cirrhosis or chronic viral hepatitis. (e-cmh.org)
  • Untreated HBV and HCV infections result in a high disease burden and are leading causes of cirrhosis (late-stage scarring of the liver) and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) in the United States and globally. (cdc.gov)
  • Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with cirrhosis is recommended in clinical guidelines. (medscape.com)
  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a single-stranded RNA virus that causes liver inflammation that can progress over time to advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ( 1 - 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Computed tomography (CT) scanning and MRI studies of the brain may be important in ruling out intracranial lesions when the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy is in question. (medscape.com)
  • NAFLD is a diagnosis of exclusion - it is defined as hepatic fat accumulation of greater than 5% of total liver volume without a known secondary cause [3]. (termedia.pl)
  • There are still several controversies and ambiguities in the aspects of primary hepatic squamous cell carcinoma and primary hepatic adenosquamous carcinoma. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We reviewed the clinical features and outcomes of three primary hepatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients and six primary hepatic adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) patients from January 1998 to December 2011 in Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital in China. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Meanwhile, 40 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and 26 metastatic hepatic SCC or ASC patients who were hospitalized in the same period were also reviewed to make a comparison. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The comprehensive application of some clinical characteristics, histopathologic features, and imaging findings may be useful for us in making definite diagnoses for primary hepatic SCC and ASC patients preoperatively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Both primary hepatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) are very rare. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Primary hepatic ASC was defined as a liver tumor containing definite components of both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, and sometimes it was considered as a variant of cholangiocarcinoma [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Aetna considers percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) medically necessary for the treatment of hepatocellular cancers (HCC) without extra-hepatic spread. (aetna.com)
  • We evaluated the usefulness of multiple (n=6) hepatic arterial phases (HAPs) with DISCO in gadoxetic acid-enhanced dynamic MRI for detecting capsular enhancement in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). (ismrm.org)
  • A total of 145 High-risk patients for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) followed by CNB for a focal hepatic lesion preoperatively were retrospectively enrolled. (e-ultrasonography.org)
  • TACE combined with lenvatinib and sintilimab in the treatment of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B hepatocellular carcinoma can effectively control the tumor progression and prolong the survival time of patients. (hindawi.com)
  • Conclusion: Surveillance for HCC in at-risk patients is associated with diagnosis at an earlier tumor stage, treatment with curative intent and with improved lead-time adjusted overall survival. (cbinsights.com)
  • The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer criteria used to guide treatment considers performance status and assessment of liver function by Child-Pugh score in addition to tumor size and location. (ajmc.com)
  • Lu, Zhi-Ming 2020-12-01 00:00:00 Background: To explore the value of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) in diagnosis of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and their relationship with vascular invasion, tumor differentiation and size. (sagepub.com)
  • When AFP and PIVKA-II were used as the individual tumor marker, the areas under the ROC curve (AUC) of HBV-related HCC diagnosis were 0.765 (95% CI, 0.713 ~ 0.8170) for AFP, 0.901 (95% CI, 0.868 ~ 0.935) for PIVKA-II, and 0.917 (95% CI, 0.886 ~ 0.948) for AFP and PIVKA-II simultaneously. (sagepub.com)
  • The best indications for liver transplantation according to the Milan criteria are as follows: patients with a single tumor of 5 cm, or patients with fewer than three nodules not exceeding 3 cm in diameter and no macroscopic vascular invasion or extrahepatic metastases [3] . (eg.net)
  • Before their final diagnoses were made, each of these nine primary tumor patients had undergone imageological examination and hematological and blood biochemical determinations to preclude other primary tumor diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Under the Milan criteria, to get a liver transplant, a person with liver cancer can have only a single liver tumor no bigger than 5 cm in diameter or two to three tumors of 3 cm or less at the time of diagnosis. (cancer.gov)
  • According to the Milan criteria, transplant recipients must have only a single HCC tumor no bigger than 5 centimeters (about 2 inches) in diameter or two to three tumors of 3 centimeters or less at the time of diagnosis. (cancer.gov)
  • Mean survival time considering patients subject to liver transplantation, due to hepatocellular carcinoma amounted to 66.7 months (95% PU 58.9-74.4), while survival without tumor recurrence - 62.3 months (95% PU 54-70.6). (edu.pl)
  • Differential diagnosis of tumors and tumor-like lesions of liver in infancy and childhood. (medscape.com)
  • Fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver: a tumor of adolescents and young adults with distinctive clinico-pathologic features. (medscape.com)
  • Background/Aim: Systemic chemotherapy with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab is approved for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). (cancerdiagnosisprognosis.org)
  • Given successes in the setting of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the advantages of neoadjuvant therapy, many trials are demonstrating the safety and feasibility of combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)/tyrosine kinases in patients with resectable HCC. (bvsalud.org)
  • With advances in locoregional therapy for unresectable HCC during the last 2 decades and the recent expansion of transplant criteria for HCC, as well as ongoing organ shortages, patients are spending more time on the waitlist, which has resulted in an increased usage of locoregional therapies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Though the majority of the primary tumors are hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), some rare diseases also could not be ignored by the reason of their characteristics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The US guidelines go beyond the strictest and most well-established criteria for a transplant, which largely focus on the extent of cancer that's present in the liver (the size and number of tumors) at the time a person is diagnosed. (cancer.gov)
  • If treatments can shrink a patient's tumors so that they fit within these criteria - commonly known as the Milan criteria - the guidelines say, that person may also be a suitable candidate for a transplant. (cancer.gov)
  • In the study, 52% of people with HCC whose tumors shrank enough after treatment to meet the Milan criteria for a liver transplant were still alive 10 years after receiving a donated liver . (cancer.gov)
  • Moreover, it is also difficult to distinguish HCC from benign hepatocellular tumors such as focal nodular hyperplasia and hepatocellular adenoma [ 11 , 12 ]. (e-ultrasonography.org)
  • Ward SC, Waxman S. Fibrolamellar carcinoma: a review with focus on genetics and comparison to other malignant primary liver tumors. (medscape.com)
  • Fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver: a distinct entity within the hepatocellular tumors. (medscape.com)
  • Most HCC (n = 54, 78.3%) were found within Milan criteria. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients who are recommended for liver transplantation according to the Milan criteria. (eg.net)
  • MDCT has reasonable sensitivity and high diagnostic accuracy in the detection of HCC in cirrhotic patients indicated for liver transplantation according to the Milan criteria. (eg.net)
  • By comparison, people with HCC whose disease met the Milan criteria at the time of their diagnosis fared somewhat better: about 61% were still alive 10 years after liver transplant, the team reported July 20 in JAMA Surgery . (cancer.gov)
  • The new findings "provide solid data to examine [the] practice" of giving liver transplants to people with HCC that has been downstaged to meet the Milan criteria, wrote transplant surgeon Yuman Fong, M.D., of City of Hope Medical Center, in an editorial that accompanied the study . (cancer.gov)
  • The number of patients who were not suitable for liver transplantation at the time of diagnosis according to the Milan, University of California San Francisco and Clinica Universitaria de Navara criteria were 49, 40 and 39, respectively. (tgv.org.tr)
  • The mean survival was 6 months in patients who did not meet the Milan criteria, whereas it was 5.8 months in patients who did not meet the University of California San Francisco and Clinica Universitaria de Navara criteria. (tgv.org.tr)
  • Serum albumin level was lower in patients who did not meet the Milan criteria. (tgv.org.tr)
  • Downstaging to within Milan criteria has been incorporated into the organ allocation policy for HCC in the United States in 2017 and provides acceptable long-term survival. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Liver Resection Versus Transplantation for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within the Milan Criteria. (sgh.com.sg)
  • Systematic Review of Outcomes of Liver Resection for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within the Milan Criteria. (sgh.com.sg)
  • Distant survival results were evaluated, depending on whether Milan criteria were fulfilled, and the preoperative level of alpha-fetoprotein estimated. (edu.pl)
  • The overall survival of patients fulfilling the Milan criteria (44 of 82 patients - 53.7%) was significantly longer, in comparison to patients not fulfilling the above-mentioned (74.4 and 48.3 months, respectively, p=0.025). (edu.pl)
  • The obtained results confirmed the significant value of Milan criteria, when qualifying patients with hepatocellular carcinoma for liver transplantation. (edu.pl)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma accounts for 70-90% of primary liver cancers, and the incidence of HCC in the United States has tripled over the past 4 decades, which has been attributed to a number of factors, such as undiagnosed chronic hepatitis C virus, alcohol consumption, and increased levels of obesity and metabolic syndrome. (medscape.com)
  • Apart from the rise in alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD), alcohol, a major toxin, is associated with an increased risk of several cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma. (wineinformationcouncil.eu)
  • Cohort 1 will enroll participants with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have not received prior systemic therapy for their disease. (uci.edu)
  • However, our search of the literature did not produce a significant volume of literature, or literature of sufficiently sound methodology, to permit our staff to make a determination regarding liver transplantation for other malignant diagnoses, such as metastatic disease, bile duct carcinoma and epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. (cms.gov)
  • Elecsys ® GAAD is indicated for adults who meet the following criteria: diagnosis of chronic liver disease and recommended for surveillance due to increased risk of developing HCC. (roche.com)
  • We compared patients who had performed regular examinations to those who had not and concluded that the screening group had less advanced disease at diagnosis, as well as a better survival. (cbinsights.com)
  • Background and Aims: Surveillance of patients at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma provides the opportunity for application of curative treatments via detection of earlier disease, thereby facilitating a decrease in mortality and improvement in survival. (tgv.org.tr)
  • The 4-year survival rate can be approximately 90% if these criteria are respected. (medscape.com)
  • Chaitanya Thandra K, Barsouk A, Saginala K, Sukumar Aluru J, Rawla P, Barsouk A. Epidemiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma progression. (termedia.pl)
  • The liver microenvironment plays a key role in the progression and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore, we still need to identify additional biomarkers closely related to liver cancer progression to assist in clinical diagnosis and treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) usually affects patients aged 50-70 years but earlier onset (25-40 years) may occur in hepatitis B endemic areas. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide, with more than 80 % of cases found in endemic areas of hepatitis B such as Africa or East Asia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The genetic abnormality that lead to HCC are not yet known but new genetic markers for diagnosis of hepatitis C related HCC have been demonstrated [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Non-coding RNAs in hepatitis C-induced hepatocellular carcinoma: dysregulation and implications for early detection, diagnosis and therapy. (wakehealth.edu)
  • Hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) were the most common diagnoses. (medscape.com)
  • Etiologic diagnosis of hepatitis is even more problematic in organ transplant recipients because a wide range of possible drug toxicities induced by immunosuppressive therapies must be considered ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Patients with early-stage HCC are often asymptomatic and because symptoms are vague, most patients present with advanced disease at diagnosis. (ajmc.com)
  • Unlike most malignancies, the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in high-risk patients can be made according to imaging features without pathologic confirmation. (e-ultrasonography.org)
  • However, because of the shortage of donor organs, it is strongly recommended that liver transplantations be performed on cirrhotic patients with HCCs only when the patients meet the predetermined criteria. (eg.net)
  • abstract = "There are limited data on the downstream effects of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance, including the frequency of false-positive results. (elsevierpure.com)
  • ABSTRACT We carried out a retrospective study of all patients admitted to Al-Thawra Teaching Hospital in Sana'a with hepatocellular carcinoma to study the disease profile in Yemeni patients and identify possible risk factors. (who.int)
  • MAFLD, dependent on the "positive diagnostic criteria" rather than previous exclusion criteria, may identify individuals with poor metabolic health and aid in managing patients at increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. (wineinformationcouncil.eu)
  • There were no further inclusion or exclusion criteria. (springer.com)
  • Value of AFP and PIVKA-II in diagnosis of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma and prediction of. (sagepub.com)
  • The aim of this project is to develop AI-based algorithms for (i) diagnosis of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and (ii) prediction of driver genomic events underlying HCC. (sgh.com.sg)
  • Materials and Methods: The patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma in the Gastroenterology Clinic and referred to our clinic with the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma between 2005 and 2009 were retrospectively evaluated. (tgv.org.tr)
  • Liver cancer includes two major types: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic bile duct cancer. (oncolink.org)
  • The objective was to assess the incidence of new foci of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by means of MDCT in patients who had undergone radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of HCC. (unipa.it)
  • While the gold standard remains liver biopsy, new non-invasive modalities are being used to facilitate the diagnosis of NAFLD. (termedia.pl)
  • therefore, the diagnosis of NAFLD previously relied on negative criteria. (wineinformationcouncil.eu)
  • ADA) Quality Criteria Checklist, while only one article showed a neutral results, i.e. 80.0% of the articles showed a positive effect of the combination of diet and exercise on the effect of NAFLD patients. (egyptianjournal.xyz)
  • The NAFLD diagnosis can best be made in the Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines absence of high ethanol intake and the exclusion of at the 10 last years. (egyptianjournal.xyz)
  • RCTs in human adults of any gender/ethnicity changing the lifestyle and weight loss are still the with a diagnosis of NAFLD, non-alcoholic best clinical management in all guidelines (4, 5) . (egyptianjournal.xyz)
  • Diagnosis of NAFLD or alcoholic liver disease increased the risk of not receiving surveillance more than two-fold. (medscape.com)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of primary liver cancer in ALD, is responsible for one-third of ALD-related mortality, and one-third of all HCC-related deaths are attributed to alcohol use globally 2 . (nature.com)
  • Primary Liver Cancer Primary liver cancer is usually hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). (msdmanuals.com)
  • 1 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer (75-90% of all the cases). (e-jlc.org)
  • Primary liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer in the world and the second leading cause of cancer mortality. (sgh.com.sg)
  • Primary liver carcinoma arising in people younger than 30 years. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, FYN may be central to the development of LIHC and maybe a novel biomarker for clinical diagnosis and treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • And the treatment of liver resection was effective for those patients who met the selection criteria for liver resection. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Several advances have been produced in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. (ageb.be)
  • The criteria to apply them successfully have been refined and the expected outcome has been improved, but we still lack a useful treatment for the vast majority of patients who are still diagnosed at an advanced stage. (ageb.be)
  • Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has gained popularity in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The plethora of molecularly targeted therapies and immune checkpoint inhibitors under investigation represent the new horizon of treatment of HCC not only in advanced stages but also potentially at every stage of diagnosis and management. (bvsalud.org)
  • Immunotherapy with dendritic cells and/or cytokine-induced killer cells for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. (aetna.com)
  • Despite advances in the molecular understanding of hemochromatosis and the impact of C282Y on diagnosis, treatment remains simple, inexpensive, and safe. (medscape.com)
  • Awareness of these findings is important for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. (medscape.com)
  • 3- To estimate projections of HCV morbidity and mortality based on diagnosis and treatment strategy. (who.int)
  • Infection with human papillomavirus increases the probability of developing carcinoma of the cervix, which is the second leading cause of cancer- related mortality in females worldwide, killing some 240 000 women per year.1 Making a correct diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection is essential for the provision of appropriate and effective treatment. (who.int)
  • BACKGROUND: Consensus on resectability criteria for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) is lacking, resulting in differences in therapeutic strategies. (bvsalud.org)
  • HCC was assessed by histology in eight cases and by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria in four cases. (nih.gov)
  • Level of evidence C1] In these cases, the diagnosis of HCC may be established without the need for a second imaging modality, even in the absence of a biopsy confirmation. (oncolink.org)
  • Using this finding as the main imaging feature, all studies demonstrated improved sensitivity for HCC diagnosis while maintaining specificity, compared to the CEUS LI-RADS with a 5-minute criterion. (e-ultrasonography.org)
  • According to major clinical guidelines for HCC, including those of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver, percutaneous biopsy is only indicated when the imaging-based diagnosis is inconclusive [ 1 , 2 ]. (e-ultrasonography.org)
  • Some have argued that percutaneous biopsy should be performed more frequently, because previous research claimed that the false-positive and false-negative rates of imaging-based diagnosis are not negligible [ 5 , 6 ]. (e-ultrasonography.org)
  • Of them, only 4 patients were under a standard surveillance program for hepatocellular carcinoma, whereas 13 patients were in a substandard surveillance program and 38 patients were in no surveillance program. (tgv.org.tr)
  • METHODS: The liver panel, comprising surgeons and radiologists, evaluated resectability by predefined criteria at baseline and 2-monthly thereafter. (bvsalud.org)
  • citation needed] Given the limitations of the original Mazzaferro study, including the small number of patients and limited inclusion criteria, there is ongoing discussion and controversy regarding the appropriate criteria for transplant. (wikipedia.org)
  • Inclusion criteria:CLD with thrombocytopenia. (sages.org)
  • Worldwide, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) constitutes an important problem for healthcare systems due to its high morbidity, mortality and progressive incidence [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For some people with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, a liver transplant is the only hope for a cure. (cancer.gov)
  • It allowed the transplant community to establish a simple set of criteria for selecting those most likely to benefit from a transplant. (cancer.gov)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most commonly diagnosed and fourth most lethal neoplasm worldwide. (hindawi.com)
  • Conclusion: Our results validate that AFP and PIVKA-II play a significant role in the diagnosis of HBV-related HCC. (sagepub.com)
  • In studies using auto-tracking contrast quantification software, the time to peak, the contrast-enhanced time, and the wash-out time were longer for well-differentiated hepatocellular lesions, and the enhancement slope and clearance slope were lower than that of moderately to poorly differentiated carcinomas. (medscape.com)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common neoplasm and the third biggest cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with an estimated 900,000 new cases and 830,000 deaths in 2020 ( J Gastroenterol 44(S19) (2009)">1 , CA Cancer J Clin 71(3) (2021)">2 ). (cancerdiagnosisprognosis.org)
  • Vivekanandan P, Torbenson M. Epigenetic instability is rare in fibrolamellar carcinomas but common in viral-associated hepatocellular carcinomas. (medscape.com)
  • False-positive and false-negative diagnoses may occur, although this limitation applies less to angiographic studies than to other tests. (medscape.com)
  • We report a black African family in which clinical diagnosis of HCC was made on two male siblings in the south west region of Cameroon. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nondiagnostic results were defined as inadequate CNB pathology findings for a specific diagnosis. (e-ultrasonography.org)
  • The diagnostic accuracy of [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET is insufficient to characterise hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in liver masses and to diagnose all cases of recurrent HCC. (nih.gov)