What Are Various Forms of Liver Cancer? Published on : 03-09-2023
There are various varieties of liver tumors, and each type has different causes, treatment choices and prognosis (outlook) for the patient. These variations are useful for clinicians in selecting the most appropriate therapy for a given liver tumor. Hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, is the most common form of primary liver cancer and accounts for nearly three-fourths of all liver tumors identified in adults. Even kids can get it. In addition to hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis of the liver, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatitis B and C are also associated with an increased risk of liver cancer. Additional kinds of primary liver cancer are bile duct cancer, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and hepatoblastoma. Rare bile duct cancers develop when normally functioning cells in the bile