hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, whereas the expression of plasminogen activators appears to be largely confined to stromal and inflammatory cells. Inflammation also enhances the expression of MMPs, e.g. in endothelial cells, lymphocytes and macrophages. Furthermore, the expression of certain ...
With aggressive screening, the rate of resectable HCC diagnosed in patients who are at high risk reaches 30-50%, which is nearly twice the rate of unscreened populations. [37] Despite the significant risk of recurrence, even in treated patients, the screening protocols appear to be cost effect...
With advances in image acquisition and analysis, various techniques have been developed to improve accuracy and decrease acquisition time for CT. One of the limitations of CT is soft tissue discrimination, which can limit the evaluation of fibrotic tissue from normal regions. To overcome this limitat...
After treatment it is important to establish regular imaging follow up with CT or MRI as local residual disease can be easily treated, and recurrence elsewhere in the liver is common.Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common liver cancer and the fifth most common cancer world...
Anti-HBc had, in years following, transiently gained significance as a surrogate test in blood donors for hepatitis C infection which could not yet be diagnosed, and also - transiently - for HIV, because of the partially overlapping transmission pathways of HBV, HCV and HIV. Since anti-HBc ...
The management of GB lesions can be divided into detection, differentiation, and evaluation of extension. GBC is often diagnosed at an advanced stage because of being asymptomatic in early stages, its aggressive nature, and its ability to spread rapidly. How- ever, the detection and resection ...