Hepatoma

Introduction: Hepatoma

Hepatoma: Malignant primary liver cancer. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hepatoma is available below.

Symptoms of Hepatoma

• Malaise
• Weight loss
• Appetite loss
• Abdominal discomfort
• Jaundice - and the symptoms of jaundice

See full list of 28 symptoms of Hepatoma

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Hepatoma:

• Liver Health: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Hepatoma

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Diagnostic Tests for Hepatoma

• Physical exam
• Blood tests
• Liver function tests
• Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test
• CT scan

See full list of 14 diagnostic tests for Hepatoma

Wrongly Diagnosed with Hepatoma?

• Misdiagnosis of Hepatoma
• Underlying causes of Hepatoma (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Hepatoma

Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician. The reasons are multifactorial. Possible conditions include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, hemochromatosis, or other types of liver condition. See introduction to liver disease or misdiagnosis of liver disease....read more »

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Causes of Hepatoma

• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Alcoholic liver disease
• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis B
• Chronic hepatitis B

See full list of 6 causes of Hepatoma

More information about causes of Hepatoma:

• Underlying causes of Hepatoma
• Hepatoma as a complication caused by other conditions
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Hepatoma

Treatments for Hepatoma

• Surgery
• Medications
• Pain medications
• See treatment of liver cancer
• Surgery, liver transplant, percutaneous ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, high intensity focused ultrasound, hormonal therapy, cryosurgery, palliative, chemotherapy, radiation

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Videos for Hepatoma

Patient Surveys for Hepatoma

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Hepatoma
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Prognosis for Hepatoma

Prognosis for Hepatoma: Early detection improves prognosis.

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Reseach about Hepatoma

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Clinical Trials for Hepatoma

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hepatoma include:

• A Safety and Efficacy Study of DENSPM in Patients With Liver Cancer Who Are Not Eligible for Surgical Care - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - DENSPM (N1, N11-diethylnorspermine) (drug)
• Trial for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Related Viral Hepatitis Adjuvant Treatment - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - 131 I-lipiodol
• Comparison Between Radiofrequency Versus Ethanol Injection for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Long-Acting Somatostatin Plus Percutaneous Ethanol Instillation (PEI) Versus Long-Acting Somatostatin Alone - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Effect of Polymorphisms in the IL-1 Gene Complex on the Development of Chronic Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 153 Clinical Trials for Hepatoma

Statistics for Hepatoma

• Medical statistics for Hepatoma
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Hepatoma
• Death and Mortality statistics for Hepatoma
• Society statistics for Hepatoma

Types of Hepatoma

• Childhood hepatocellular carcinoma (type of Liver cancer) - also called "hepatoblastoma"

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Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Hepatoma

• Icon Health Sourcebook for Hepatoma

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Definitions of Hepatoma:

Relatively uncommon malignant hepatic tumor; usually arises in cirrhotic liver; predominately affects males. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Carcinoma of the liver - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Hepatoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Hepatoma, or a subtype of Hepatoma, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Hepatoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet