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Primary liver carcinoma -- clinical picture and diagnostic possibilities. A review of seventy-five cases. 1976

V Kordac, and M Kaláb

A study was performed on a group of 75 patients with primary liver carcinoma (PLC) treated at the 1st Medical Department in Prague during past 24 years. The average age of patients when they died was 59.9 years. 86.7 per cent of the patients were men; in 88.0 per cent of cases PLC was associated with liver cirrhosis. It was found that the frequency of PLC incidence is increasing. Case histories, subjective complaints and laboratory findings were analyzed in these patients. The diagnostic contribution of some examination methods was evaluated (laparoscopy with the aimed liver biopsy in 50% of the cases, isotopic methods in 34.6% of cases, roentgenologic methods in 36.0% of cases, detection of alpha-1 fetoprotein in serum in 55.5% of cases). The analysis of causes of death was also performed. Histologic classification proved the hepatocellular carcinoma in 94.6 per cent of patients, the cholangiocellular carcinoma was found only in 4 patients. The agreement of clinical diagnoses with the pathologic-anatomical diagnosis was found in 70.6% of cases.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008103	Liver Cirrhosis	Liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules.	Cirrhosis, Liver,Fibrosis, Liver,Hepatic Cirrhosis,Liver Fibrosis,Cirrhosis, Hepatic
D008113	Liver Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the LIVER.	Cancer of Liver,Hepatic Cancer,Liver Cancer,Cancer of the Liver,Cancer, Hepatocellular,Hepatic Neoplasms,Hepatocellular Cancer,Neoplasms, Hepatic,Neoplasms, Liver,Cancer, Hepatic,Cancer, Liver,Cancers, Hepatic,Cancers, Hepatocellular,Cancers, Liver,Hepatic Cancers,Hepatic Neoplasm,Hepatocellular Cancers,Liver Cancers,Liver Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Hepatic,Neoplasm, Liver
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002759	Adenoma, Bile Duct	A benign tumor of the intrahepatic bile ducts.	Cholangioma,Adenomas, Bile Duct,Bile Duct Adenoma,Bile Duct Adenomas,Cholangiomas
D005260	Female		Females
D006528	Carcinoma, Hepatocellular	A primary malignant neoplasm of epithelial liver cells. It ranges from a well-differentiated tumor with EPITHELIAL CELLS indistinguishable from normal HEPATOCYTES to a poorly differentiated neoplasm. The cells may be uniform or markedly pleomorphic, or form GIANT CELLS. Several classification schemes have been suggested.	Hepatocellular Carcinoma,Hepatoma,Liver Cancer, Adult,Liver Cell Carcinoma,Liver Cell Carcinoma, Adult,Adult Liver Cancer,Adult Liver Cancers,Cancer, Adult Liver,Cancers, Adult Liver,Carcinoma, Liver Cell,Carcinomas, Hepatocellular,Carcinomas, Liver Cell,Cell Carcinoma, Liver,Cell Carcinomas, Liver,Hepatocellular Carcinomas,Hepatomas,Liver Cancers, Adult,Liver Cell Carcinomas
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults