Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Liver is an organ that plays a major role in the detoxification, synthesizing of proteins and biochemical agents that are necessary for growth and digestion. The primary cells present in the liver are called as hepatocytes and the cancer developed at that site is named as hepatocellular cancer. This hepatic cancer is of two types. Primary hepatic malignancy starts developing in the liver whereas secondary hepatic malignancy starts developing in other parts of the body and spreads to the liver. The risk factors of hepatic cancer are cirrhosis, aflatoxin, obesity, smoking, alcohol abuse and genetic conditions. The most commonly seen hepatic cancer is hepatocellular cancer. Other types of cancers include