Primary liver cancer occurs when cancerous (malignant) cells begin
to grow in the tissues of liver. Although many cancers are on the
decline, the incidence of primary liver cancer in the United States
increased over 70 percent between 1975 and 1995. The increase is
linked to rising rates of hepatitis B and C infection -- the
leading causes of liver cancer. Far more common than primary liver
cancer, however, is cancer that occurs when tumours from other
parts of the body spread (metastasize) to the liver. The liver is
especially vulnerable to invasion by tumour cells and with the
exception of the lymph nodes, is the most common site of
metastasis. There are two main kinds of liver cancer. Hepatoma and
cholangiocarcinoma. Heptoma is cancer of the hepatocytes. (The main
functioning liver cell). Hepatoma is primary liver cancer. Hepatoma
usually grows in the liver as a ball-like tumour, invading the
normal tissue surrounding it. Cancer of the bile duct cells is
called cholangiocarcinoma. Cholangiocarcinoma originates in the
bile ducts and is often caused by infestation with the liver fluke
Clonorchis (a parasite). The cancer grows along the bile ducts in
sheets or lines, and is difficult to find on X-ray studies. This
book presents the latest new research developments from around the
world in the field of liver cancer.
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