title: [Diagnosis of liver tumors--what is necessary for therapy planning?].
abstract: For the surgical treatment of liver tumors, two initial steps are necessary: functional operability must be proven and oncological and local inoperability must be ruled out. The diagnostic process consists of a series of steps, beginning with non-invasive procedures such as laboratory findings and sonography, continuing with CT, CTAP, laparoscopy in the case of hepatic cirrhosis, up to explorative laparotomy. The potential operability is re-checked after each step. Punction, MRI and scintigraphy are implemented in special cases. The early implementation of MRI is of particular value for the diagnosis of certain benign processes.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hinterthaner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ulrich
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Layer
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis