Current Practice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. This is due to the heterogeneity of the tumor biology and lack of curative treatment options. The most significant prognostic factor is detection at early stage and thus, surveillance strategies are of...

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Main Authors: Imelda Maria Loho, Lianda Siregar, Agus Sudiro Waspodo, Irsan Hasan
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Language:English
Published: Interna Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Indonesiana
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Online Access:https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/870
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Lianda Siregar
Agus Sudiro Waspodo
Irsan Hasan
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description Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. This is due to the heterogeneity of the tumor biology and lack of curative treatment options. The most significant prognostic factor is detection at early stage and thus, surveillance strategies are of high importance. High-risk patients should undergo ultrasound and tumor marker tests at six-month interval in order to detect HCC at the earlier stage. However, in real-life practice, ultrasound has several limitations and the adherence to HCC surveillance is suboptimal due to various provider, patient, and health-care system factors. In this paper, we will address current methods of HCC surveillance and obstacles found in real-life practice.
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spelling doaj-art-b9cddf95a7444ae68e7d20c01520632d2025-08-20T02:50:48ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322019-01-01504291Current Practice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma SurveillanceImelda Maria Loho0Lianda Siregar1Agus Sudiro Waspodo2Irsan Hasan3Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Dharmais National Cancer Center Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaGastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Dharmais National Cancer Center Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaGastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Dharmais National Cancer Center Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaHepatobiliary Divison, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. This is due to the heterogeneity of the tumor biology and lack of curative treatment options. The most significant prognostic factor is detection at early stage and thus, surveillance strategies are of high importance. High-risk patients should undergo ultrasound and tumor marker tests at six-month interval in order to detect HCC at the earlier stage. However, in real-life practice, ultrasound has several limitations and the adherence to HCC surveillance is suboptimal due to various provider, patient, and health-care system factors. In this paper, we will address current methods of HCC surveillance and obstacles found in real-life practice. https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/870hepatocellular carcinomasurveillanceultrasoundtumor markersearly detection
spellingShingle Imelda Maria Loho
Lianda Siregar
Agus Sudiro Waspodo
Irsan Hasan
Current Practice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance
Acta Medica Indonesiana
hepatocellular carcinoma
surveillance
ultrasound
tumor markers
early detection
title Current Practice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance
title_full Current Practice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance
title_fullStr Current Practice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance
title_full_unstemmed Current Practice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance
title_short Current Practice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance
title_sort current practice of hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance
topic hepatocellular carcinoma
surveillance
ultrasound
tumor markers
early detection
url https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/870
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