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Topic: New Perspectives on the
Diagnosis and Management of
HCC
It is with great pleasure that I present to the readers
this special issue of Hepatoma Research focused on
‘New Perspectives on the Diagnosis and Management
of HCC’.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common
type of primary liver cancer, which in turns accounts
for the sixth most common cancer worldwide. Despite
being the sixth most common cancer, it is the second
leading cause of cancer related deaths. Unfortunately,
HCC is often diagnosed at an advanced stage when
there are limited treatment options. With improved
survival of patients with cirrhotic liver disease and
Dalbir S Sandhu, MD increased prevalence of chronic hepatitis C viral
Director of Endoscopy, Cleveland infections and metabolic associated fatty liver disease,
Clinic Akron General a rise in the number of HCC cases is being reported
Digestive Diseases and Surgery
Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, worldwide. In view of this, there is an urgent need to
OH, USA apprise researchers about the newer perspectives on
Assistant Professor of Medicine the diagnosis and management of HCC.
Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH, USA
In this special issue, eminent authors from around the
world have contributed finest articles on a variety of
topics on diagnosing and managing HCC that should
inform future progress in this important field. I
sincerely thank each author for their contribution and
strongly recommend this issue to the readers of the
journal.
