Clinical versus radiographical factors associated with hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis in high-risk patients: sizes matter.
Future Sci OA 2022;
8:FSO785. [PMID:
35369275 PMCID:
PMC8965803 DOI:
10.2144/fsoa-2021-0108]
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Abstract
Aim:
This study aimed to evaluate if clinical or radiographic findings can be used for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis particularly in high-risk patients.
Methods:
This was a prospective study and evaluated factors associated with HCC.
Results:
There were 260 patients met the study criteria: 219 patients (84.23%) were HCC. Two factors significantly associated with HCC: portal vein invasion and the largest mass size. The cutoff point for the largest mass size of 2 cm or over gave sensitivity and specificity for HCC of 83.56 and 87.80%, respectively.
Conclusion:
Portal vein invasion and the largest liver mass of 2 cm or over may be diagnostic factors for HCC in high-risk patients, while clinical factors were not suggestive for HCC.
Radiographic findings are suggestive for liver cancer and can be used to diagnose liver cancer in patients at risk for liver cancer.
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