Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening in Patients Treated for Hepatitis C
We have read your article by Singal et al1 with great interest, which discussed hepatocellular carcinoma screening being associated with early tumor detection and improved survival among patients with cirrhosis in the United States. The study clearly highlighted the importance of performing hepatocellular carcinoma screening in patient s with cirrhosis; however, what is of concern is that more than half of the cases of hepatocellular carcinoma were found secondary to symptoms or incidentally, rather than through the hepatocellular carcinoma screening algorithm.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Harsh N. Patel, Jason R. Stibbe, Meghana Vellanki, Harold Paul Tags: Letter Source Type: research
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