Diseases

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A primary malignant neoplasm of epithelial liver cells. It ranges from a well-differentiated tumor with EPITHELIAL CELLS indistinguishable from normal HEPATOCYTES to a poorly differentiated neoplasm. The cells may be uniform or markedly pleomorphic, or form GIANT CELLS. Several classification schemes have been suggested.

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Abstract

A primary malignant neoplasm of epithelial liver cells. It ranges from a well-differentiated tumor with EPITHELIAL CELLS indistinguishable from normal HEPATOCYTES to a poorly differentiated neoplasm. The cells may be uniform or markedly pleomorphic, or form GIANT CELLS. Several classification schemes have been suggested.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
  • Hepatoma
  • Liver Cancer, Adult
  • Liver Cell Carcinoma
  • Liver Cell Carcinoma, Adult
  • Adult Liver Cancer
  • Adult Liver Cancers
  • Cancer, Adult Liver
  • Cancers, Adult Liver
  • Carcinoma, Liver Cell
  • Carcinomas, Hepatocellular
  • Carcinomas, Liver Cell
  • Cell Carcinoma, Liver
  • Cell Carcinomas, Liver
  • Hepatocellular Carcinomas
  • Hepatomas
  • Liver Cancers, Adult
  • Liver Cell Carcinomas

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39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

human and vet only: note entry term HEPATOMA: also available is HEPATOMA, EXPERIMENTAL see LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL for exper anim; coord IM with LIVER NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

94; was HEPATOMA 1963-93; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR was see HEPATOMA 1991-93

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NLM Classification

WI 735

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006528. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006528
  2. Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatocellular_carcinoma
  3. Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1148337