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| ==Overview==
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| '''Hepatic tumors''' are tumors or growths on or in the [[liver]] (medical terms pertaining to the [[liver]] often start in ''hepato-'' or ''hepatic'' from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for liver, ''hepar''). These growths can be [[benign]] or [[malignant]] (cancerous). They may be discovered on [[medical imaging]] (even for a different reason than the [[cancer]] itself), or may be present in patients as an abdominal mass, [[hepatomegaly]], [[abdominal pain]], [[jaundice]], or some other [[liver]] dysfunction.
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| ==Forms==
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| There are many forms of '''liver tumors''':
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| ====Malignant====
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| * Malignant (cancerous):
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| ** Most cases are '''[[metastases]]''' from other [[tumor]]s, frequently of the [[GI tract]] (like [[colon cancer]], [[Carcinoid syndrome|carcinoid tumors]] mainly of the [[appendix]], ''etc''.), but also from [[breast cancer]], [[ovarian cancer]], [[lung cancer]], [[renal cancer]], [[prostate cancer]], ''etc''.
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| ** The most frequent, malignant, primary liver cancer is '''[[hepatocellular carcinoma]]''' (also named ''hepatoma'', which is a misnomer because [[adenoma]]s are usually benign).
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| ** More rare primary forms of liver cancer include [[cholangiocarcinoma]], mixed tumors, tumors of [[mesenchymal]] tissue, [[sarcoma]] and [[hepatoblastoma]], a rare malignant tumor in children.
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| ====Benign====
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| * Benign:
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| ** Hepatic [[Hemangioma]] are the most common liver tumors, found in up to 7% of autopsy specimens.
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| *** A rare tumor is [[Infantile Hemangioendothelioma]].
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| ** [[Hepatic Adenoma]], mainly in women using estrogens as contraceptives, or in cases of steroid abuse
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| ** [[Focal nodular hyperplasia|Focal Nodular Hyperplasia]]
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| ** [[Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia]]
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| ** [[Hamartoma]]
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| ==Resources==
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| * [http://pathology2.jhu.edu/liver/ The Johns Hopkins Liver Cancer Web Page]
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| * [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/liver-cancer/DS00399/ MayoClinic.com: Liver cancer]
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| * [http://www.bluefaery.org/ Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist|2}}
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| [[Category:Hepatology]]
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| [[de:Leberkrebs]]
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| [[ko:간암]]
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| [[hu:Májtumor]]
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| [[nl:Leverkanker]]
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| [[ja:肝癌]]
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| [[fi:Maksasyöpä]]
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| [[pl:Nowotwory wątroby]]
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| [[sv:Levercancer]]
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| [[ur:سرطان جگر]]
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| [[zh:肝癌]]
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| [[Category:Oncology]]
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| {{WS}}
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