Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Surveillance, Diagnosis, Evaluation and Management.

ABSTRACT: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks fourth in cancer-related deaths worldwide. Semiannual surveillance of the disease for patients with cirrhosis or hepatitis B virus allows for early detection with more favorable outcomes. The current underuse of surveillance programs demonstrates the need for intervention at both the patient and provider level. Mail outreach along with navigation provision has proven to increase surveillance follow-up in patients, while provider-targeted electronic medical record reminders and compliance reports have increased provider awareness of HCC surveillance. Imaging is the primary mode of diagnosis in HCC with The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) being a widely accepted comprehensive system that standardizes the reporting and data collection for

SUBMITTER: Elderkin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647678 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature