[Hepatocellular carcinoma. Part 1. General considerations and diagnosis].
Several aspects are revised on the subject hepatocellular carcinoma related to its incidence/prevalence, risk and prognostic factors, cellular proliferation, pathological aspects, progression of chronic hepatitis B and C to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, natural course of hepatocellular carcinoma, some clinical data, morphological diagnosis with special emphasis on radiological findings as ultrasound, dynamic computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, color-power Doppler, tissue and contrast harmonic.
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Departamento de Gastroenterologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo.
D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors