Liver cancer is cancer that begins in the liver, distinct from the more common situation in which cancer spreads to the liver after starting elsewhere in the body. When cancer originates in the liver itself it is called primary liver cancer, while cancer that has spread to the liver from another site is called liver metastasis, which occurs considerably more often than primary disease. The liver's central role in filtering blood and processing nutrients makes it a frequent site for cancer originating elsewhere to spread to.
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Classification
Body SystemSourced to the subject's own account ICD-10 Chapter Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Partial hepatectomy is a standard treatment for liver cancer.
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1. Liver cancer (Wikipedia)
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Gastroenterology, hepatology, oncology
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Neoplasms
3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Main Types section
The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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