Consensus on the tertiary prevention of primary liver cancer

Hepatol Int. 2023 Oct;17(5):1057-1071. doi: 10.1007/s12072-023-10549-2. Epub 2023 Jun 27.

Abstract

To effectively prevent recurrence, improve the prognosis and increase the survival rate of primary liver cancer (PLC) patients with radical cure, the Chinese Society of Hepatology, Chinese Medical Association, invited clinical experts and methodologists to develop the Consensus on the Tertiary Prevention of Primary Liver Cancer, which was based on the clinical and scientific advances on the risk factors, histopathology, imaging finding, clinical manifestation, and prevention of recurrence of PLC. The purpose is to provide a current basis for the prevention, surveillance, early detection and diagnosis, and the effective measures of PLC recurrence.

Keywords: Curative treatment; Detection; Diagnosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Metastasis; Recurrence; Risk stratification; Surveillance; Survival; Tertiary prevention.

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / prevention & control
  • Consensus
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms* / prevention & control
  • Prognosis
  • Tertiary Prevention