Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents a significant global health burden as one of the most common malignancies in individuals with chronic liver disease or cirrhosis. This malignancy evolves ...

Hormonal signals play a pivotal role in the initiation, progression and malignant transformation of hepatic lesions and tumours. Androgens, oestrogens and prolactin influence hepatocellular ...

In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published online in the July issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology, updated recommendations are presented for ...

A variety of lesions occur in the normal liver. This review will describe the most common benign, malignant, and infectious lesions. Illustration will be made of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

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 ...

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.

Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) has emerged as a pivotal non-invasive tool for characterising focal liver lesions by probing the Brownian motion of water molecules at the cellular and microvascular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For lesions of unknown etiology, the ACG recommends multiphasic contrast-enhanced imaging. The ACG recommends ...

An adolescent boy presented with vague respiratory symptoms and mild right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Following physical ...

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

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 ...

Multiphasic contrast-enhanced imaging performed with late arterial, portal venous, and delayed phases recommended for FLL of uncertain etiology. HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued by the ...