SORVEGLIANZA PER L’HCC IN CORSO DI CIRROSI: FINE DEL MONOPOLIO DELL’ALFAFETOPROTEINA! L’EDITORIALE DA “GASTROENTEROLOGY” (FREE)
Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis: End of Monopoly for Serum Alpha Fetoprotein Lung-Yi Mak ∙ Man-Fung Yuen Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the final common pathway for all chronic liver diseases. HCC surveillance strategies are aimed at early detection to improve survival after a cancer diagnosis. The essence of HCC surveillance consists of 6-monthly ultrasonography of the liver, whereas…

