Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Japan Society of Hepatology 2013 update (3rd JSH-HCC Guidelines)

• Published in: Hepatology research Vol. 45; no. 2
• Main Authors: Kokudo, Norihiro, Hasegawa, Kiyoshi, Akahane, Masaaki, Igaki, Hiroshi, Izumi, Namiki, Ichida, Takafumi, Uemoto, Shinji, Kaneko, Shuichi, Kawasaki, Seiji, Ku, Yonson, Kudo, Masatoshi, Kubo, Shoji, Takayama, Tadatoshi, Tateishi, Ryosuke, Fukuda, Takashi, Matsui, Osamu, Matsuyama, Yutaka, Murakami, Takamichi, Arii, Shigeki, Okazaki, Masatoshi, Makuuchi, Masatoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2015
• Subjects: algorithm for surveillance and diagnosis; algorithm for treatment; clinical practice guidelines; clinical question; evidence-based medicine; clinical practice guidelines; clinical question; algorithm for treatment; algorithm for surveillance and diagnosis; evidence-based medicine
• ISSN: 1386-6346; 1872-034X
• DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12464

The 3rd version of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma was revised by the Japan Society of Hepatology, according to the methodology of evidence‐based medicine, which was published in October 2013 in Japanese. Here, we briefly describe new or changed recommendations with a special reference to the two algorithms for surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment.