Hepatocellular carcinoma medical therapy

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Overview

Important features that guide treatment include: -

• size
• spread (stage)
• involvement of liver vessels
• presence of a tumor capsule
• presence of extrahepatic metastases
• presence of daughter nodules
• vascularity of the tumor

MRI is the best imaging method to detect the presence of a tumor capsule.