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===Recommendations for HCC Screening: AASLD Practice Guidelines 2009<ref name="pmid15229781">{{cite journal |author=Lok AS, McMahon BJ |title=[AASLD Practice Guidelines. Chronic hepatitis B: update of therapeutic guidelines] |journal=[[Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology]] |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=150–4 |year=2004 |month=June |pmid=15229781 |doi= |url=http://www.aasld.org/practiceguidelines/documents/bookmarked%20practice%20guidelines/chronic_hep_b_update_2009%208_24_2009.pdf |accessdate=2012-02-10}}</ref>=== | ===Recommendations for HCC Screening: AASLD Practice Guidelines 2009<ref name="pmid15229781">{{cite journal |author=Lok AS, McMahon BJ |title=[AASLD Practice Guidelines. Chronic hepatitis B: update of therapeutic guidelines] |journal=[[Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology]] |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=150–4 |year=2004 |month=June |pmid=15229781 |doi= |url=http://www.aasld.org/practiceguidelines/documents/bookmarked%20practice%20guidelines/chronic_hep_b_update_2009%208_24_2009.pdf |accessdate=2012-02-10}}</ref>=== | ||
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The following groups should be screened with US examination every 6-12 months: ''(Grade II-2)'' | |||
* [[HBV]] carriers at high risk for [[HCC]] such as Asian men over 40 years and Asian women over 50 years of age | * [[HBV]] carriers at high risk for [[HCC]] such as Asian men over 40 years and Asian women over 50 years of age | ||
* Persons with [[cirrhosis]] | * Persons with [[cirrhosis]] | ||
* Persons with a family history of [[HCC]] | * Persons with a family history of [[HCC]] | ||
* Africans over 20 years of age | * Africans over 20 years of age | ||
* Any carrier over 40 years with persistent or intermittent [[ALT]] elevation and/or high [[HBV]] [[DNA]] level >2,000 IU/mL | * Any carrier over 40 years with persistent or intermittent [[ALT]] elevation and/or high [[HBV]] [[DNA]] level >2,000 IU/mL | ||
For [[HBV]] carriers at high risk for [[HCC]] who are living in areas where US is not readily available, periodic screening with [[AFP]] should be considered. (Grade II-2)}} | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
High risk groups, such as : persons born in high or intermediate endemic areas; United States– born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions with high HBV endemicity; persons needing immunosuppressive therapy; patients with history of IV drugs history; among others should be tested for HBV infection.
Screening
Recommendations for Persons Who Should Be Tested for HBV Infection: AASLD Practice Guidelines 2009[1]
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Recommendations for HCC Screening: AASLD Practice Guidelines 2009[1]
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The following groups should be screened with US examination every 6-12 months: (Grade II-2)
For HBV carriers at high risk for HCC who are living in areas where US is not readily available, periodic screening with AFP should be considered. (Grade II-2) |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lok AS, McMahon BJ (2004). "[AASLD Practice Guidelines. Chronic hepatitis B: update of therapeutic guidelines]" (PDF). Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology. 13 (2): 150–4. PMID 15229781. Retrieved 2012-02-10. Unknown parameter
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