Hepatocellular carcinoma
ORPHA:88673· ICD-10 C22.0
Definition
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary hepatic cancer derived from well-differentiated hepatocytes. It is more frequent in adults than in childhood. Symptoms are hepatic mass, abdominal pain and, in advanced stages, jaundice, cachexia and liver failure.
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 100 000
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- All ages