Background: The presence of a hypervascular nodule in a patient with cirrhosis is highly suggestive of a hepatocellular carcinoma. Case Presentation: A 55 year old man with idiopathic refractory ...

HCC develops in patients with underlying chronic liver disease or cirrhosis via a multistep process of carcinogenesis, ranging from a DN to early HCC and, finally, to overt HCC. All these precursors ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is more accurate and reliable than MRI for examining certain liver and kidney nodules, according to two new studies published in the ...

Post-necrotic cirrhosis is also called macronodular cirrhosis. It involves areas of scarring in your liver, called nodules, that are greater than 3 millimeters (mm) across. Experts estimate that about ...

Cirrhosis is a chronic and progressive liver disease that occurs when scar tissue gradually replaces healthy liver tissue. Certain conditions, such as hepatitis B and C, can cause post-necrotic ...

Semin Liver Dis. 2013;33(3):236-247. Focal nodular hyperplasia has no malignant potential and usually remains stable or decreases in size over time. Less than 20% of patients with FNH develop symptoms ...

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases had reduced risk of intrahepatic recurrence when using intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasounds. A new study published in Digestive and Liver ...