Hepatocellular carcinoma differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]
Overview
Hepatocellular carcinoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause abdominal pain, jaundice, and wight loss, such as hepatitis B and C, liver cirrhosis, and pancreatits.
Differentiating Hepatocellular Carcinoma from other Diseases
Other health problems may also cause similar symptoms.
- Hepatitis (B,C)
- Liver [[cirrhosis]
- liver hemangioma
- Gastric diseases: Gastritis, peptic ulcer, and stomach cancer
- Gallbladder diseases: Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and gallbladder cancer
- Pancreatic diseases: Pancreatitis andpancreatic cancer