title: Multidisciplinary management of hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Treatment of HCC is complicated by its highly variable biologic behavior and the frequent coexistence of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in affected patients. While surgery remains the most frequently employed treatment modality, curative resection is only possible for a minority of patients. More often, treatment goals are palliative and draw on the expertise of a range of medical specialists. This chapter aims to place current treatment strategies within the framework of a multidisciplinary approach with special emphasis on pretreatment evaluation, staging, and the selection of an appropriate treatment strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. akaseb@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Ahmed O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Kaseb
authors.forename: Yasmin M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Abaza
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Roses
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D019468:Disease Management; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016896:Treatment Outcome