Monitoring of hepatocellular carcinoma

Imen Akkari; Hanen Jaziri

doi:10.3748/wjg.v30.i8.991

Monitoring of hepatocellular carcinoma

World J Gastroenterol. 2024 Feb 28;30(8):991-993. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i8.991.

Authors

Imen Akkari¹, Hanen Jaziri²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Hached, University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse 4000, Tunisia. imenakkaribm@gmail.com.
² Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Sahloul, University of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse 4054, Tunisia.

Abstract

Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients at risk is an evidence-based approach; however, adherence to the monitoring protocol recommended by international guidelines is difficult. Hence, there is a need to use the best scr-eening options and refine the selection of patients at risk in the future.

Keywords: Cirrhosis; Diagnosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Imaging; Risk factors; Surveillance.

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / pathology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / therapy
Early Detection of Cancer / methods
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
Liver Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms* / pathology
Liver Neoplasms* / therapy
Population Surveillance