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Primary Malignant Liver Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
9868
•Concept ID:
C0024620
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Primary liver cancer
SNOMED CT: Ca liver - primary (95214007); Primary malignant neoplasm of liver (95214007)

Definition

An epithelial or non-epithelial malignant neoplasm that arises from the liver. Representative examples include hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPrimary Malignant Liver Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Radiomics Improves Cancer Screening and Early Detection.
Gillies RJ, Schabath MB
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020 Dec;29(12):2556-2567. Epub 2020 Sep 11 doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0075. PMID: 32917666
Testicular Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Baird DC, Meyers GJ, Hu JS
Am Fam Physician 2018 Feb 15;97(4):261-268. PMID: 29671528
Treatment of Liver Cancer.
Liu CY, Chen KF, Chen PJ
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2015 Jul 17;5(9):a021535. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a021535. PMID: 26187874Free PMC Article

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Prognosis

Fibrolamellar carcinoma: a review with focus on genetics and comparison to other malignant primary liver tumors.
Ward SC, Waxman S
Semin Liver Dis 2011 Feb;31(1):61-70. Epub 2011 Feb 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1272835. PMID: 21344351

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