The importance of a multidisciplinary approach to hepatocellular carcinoma

• Published in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare Vol. 10; pp. 95 - 100
• Main Authors: Siddique, Osama, Yoo, Eric R, Perumpail, Ryan B, Perumpail, Brandon J, Liu, Andy, Cholankeril, George, Ahmed, Aijaz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Cancer therapies; Care and treatment; Chemoembolization; Clinical outcomes; Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Gastroenterology; HCC; Hepatitis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatology; Heterogeneity; Infections; Inhibitor drugs; Liver cancer; Liver cirrhosis; Liver diseases; Liver transplantation; MDT; Medical personnel; Medical prognosis; Medicine; Metastasis; Multidisciplinary; Mutation; Patients; Review; Surveillance; Targeted cancer therapy; Team; Transplants & implants; Tumors; Veterans; United States > US; HCC; multidisciplinary team; MDT; hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The rising incidence, genetic heterogeneity, multiple etiologies, and concurrent chronic liver diseases make diagnosis, staging, and selection of treatment options challenging in patients with HCC. The best...