15. Hepatocellular carcinoma: Difference between revisions
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HCC frequently invades vessels. | HCC frequently invades vessels. | ||
[[File:HCC and cirrhosis prep | [[File:HCC and cirrhosis prep back.jpg|thumb|HCC and cirrhosis prep back|left]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:44, 7 July 2024
Organ: Liver
Description:
There is no healthy liver present; the whole liver is cirrhotic, as evidenced by the presence of pseudolobules everywhere. There are some larger yellowish nodules that are necrotic and haemorrhagic. These are nodules of hepatocellular carcinoma.
A vein is visible too, into which a nodule of HCC has invaded into.
Diagnosis: Hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis
Causes:
- Alcoholic/viral/metabolic hepatitis -> cirrhosis -> HCC
Theory:
HCC frequently invades vessels.
