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==Overview==
==Overview==
Other diagnostic studies for hepatocellular carcinoma include biopsy and hepatic venous pressure radiant.
Other diagnostic studies for hepatocellular carcinoma include biopsy and hepatic venous pressure gradiant.


==Other Diagnostic Studies==
==Other Diagnostic Studies==


===Liver Biopsy===
===Liver Biopsy===
The diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma is confirmed by [[percutaneous]] [[biopsy]] and histopathologic analysis.
'''Liver biopsy'''
* Core liver [[biopsy]] is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
 
* Sample of the liver is obtained by:<ref name="pmid16636018">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cholongitas E, Quaglia A, Samonakis D, Senzolo M, Triantos C, Patch D, Leandro G, Dhillon AP, Burroughs AK |title=Transjugular liver biopsy: how good is it for accurate histological interpretation? |journal=Gut |volume=55 |issue=12 |pages=1789–94 |year=2006 |pmid=16636018 |pmc=1856467 |doi=10.1136/gut.2005.090415 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid14562197">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hollerbach S, Reiser M, Topalidis T, König M, Schmiegel W |title=Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a high-risk patient by using transgastric EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNA) |journal=Z Gastroenterol |volume=41 |issue=10 |pages=995–8 |year=2003 |pmid=14562197 |doi=10.1055/s-2003-42920 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21291633">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang L, Geng J, Li J, Li T, Matsumori A, Chang Y, Lu F, Zhuang H |title=The biomarker N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and liver diseases |journal=Clin Invest Med |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=E30–7 |year=2011 |pmid=21291633 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
The [[diagnosis]] of hepatocellular carcinoma is confirmed by [[percutaneous]] [[biopsy]] and [[histopathologic]] analysis. [[Percutaneous]] [[biopsy]] should only be performed when [[Diagnosis|diagnostic]] imaging results are uncertain.
**[[Percutaneous]]
* [[Percutaneous]] core [[liver]] [[biopsy]] is the [[Gold standard (test)|gold standard test]] for the [[diagnosis]] of hepatocellular carcinoma.
**Transjugular 
* In addition to the percutaneous approach, there are various other approaches to obtain a sample of the hepatic tissue, such as:<ref name="pmid16636018">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cholongitas E, Quaglia A, Samonakis D, Senzolo M, Triantos C, Patch D, Leandro G, Dhillon AP, Burroughs AK |title=Transjugular liver biopsy: how good is it for accurate histological interpretation? |journal=Gut |volume=55 |issue=12 |pages=1789–94 |year=2006 |pmid=16636018 |pmc=1856467 |doi=10.1136/gut.2005.090415 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid14562197">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hollerbach S, Reiser M, Topalidis T, König M, Schmiegel W |title=Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a high-risk patient by using transgastric EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNA) |journal=Z Gastroenterol |volume=41 |issue=10 |pages=995–8 |year=2003 |pmid=14562197 |doi=10.1055/s-2003-42920 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21291633">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang L, Geng J, Li J, Li T, Matsumori A, Chang Y, Lu F, Zhuang H |title=The biomarker N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and liver diseases |journal=Clin Invest Med |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=E30–7 |year=2011 |pmid=21291633 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
**Laparoscopic radiographically- guided fine-needle approach
**Transjugular approach
**[[Endoscopic ultrasound|EUS]]-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNA)
**[[Laparoscopic surgery|Laparoscopic]] radiographically- guided fine-needle approach
* Percutaneous [[biopsy]] of focal lesions may be performed in combination with either [[ultrasound]] or [[CT|CT imaging]].<ref name="pmid15278290">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schirmacher P, Fleig WE, Tannapfel A, Langner C, Dries V, Terracciano L, Denk H, Dienes HP |title=[Bioptic diagnosis of chronic hepatitis. Results of an evidence-based consensus conference of the German Society of Pathology, of the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases and of Compensated Hepatitis (HepNet)] |language=German |journal=Pathologe |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=337–48 |year=2004 |pmid=15278290 |doi=10.1007/s00292-004-0692-7 |url=}}</ref>  
**[[Endoscopic ultrasound]] ([[Endoscopic ultrasound|EUS]])-guided [[Fine-needle aspiration|fine-needle biopsy]] ([[Endoscopic ultrasound|EUS]]-[[Needle aspiration biopsy|FNA]])
* Percutaneous [[liver biopsy]] remains the cornerstone of diagnosis. It is quick and simple to perform [[liver biopsy]] in a patient with normal [[Platelet|platelet count]] and [[Prothrombin time|INR]].<ref name="pmid22833761">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tannapfel A, Dienes HP, Lohse AW |title=The indications for liver biopsy |journal=Dtsch Arztebl Int |volume=109 |issue=27-28 |pages=477–83 |year=2012 |pmid=22833761 |pmc=3402072 |doi=10.3238/arztebl.2012.0477 |url=}}</ref>  
* [[Percutaneous]] [[biopsy]] of focal lesions may be performed in combination with either [[ultrasound]] or [[CT|CT imaging]].<ref name="pmid15278290">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schirmacher P, Fleig WE, Tannapfel A, Langner C, Dries V, Terracciano L, Denk H, Dienes HP |title=[Bioptic diagnosis of chronic hepatitis. Results of an evidence-based consensus conference of the German Society of Pathology, of the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases and of Compensated Hepatitis (HepNet)] |language=German |journal=Pathologe |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=337–48 |year=2004 |pmid=15278290 |doi=10.1007/s00292-004-0692-7 |url=}}</ref>  
* [[Percutaneous]] [[liver biopsy]] remains the cornerstone of [[diagnosis]]. It is quick and simple to perform [[liver biopsy]] in a patient with normal [[Platelet|platelet count]] and [[Prothrombin time|INR]].<ref name="pmid22833761">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tannapfel A, Dienes HP, Lohse AW |title=The indications for liver biopsy |journal=Dtsch Arztebl Int |volume=109 |issue=27-28 |pages=477–83 |year=2012 |pmid=22833761 |pmc=3402072 |doi=10.3238/arztebl.2012.0477 |url=}}</ref>  
*Surgical resection
* Two out of the following three positive stains upon liver biopsy confirm HCC:<ref name="pmid19177576">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=Pathologic diagnosis of early hepatocellular carcinoma: a report of the international consensus group for hepatocellular neoplasia |journal=Hepatology |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=658–64 |year=2009 |pmid=19177576 |doi=10.1002/hep.22709 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20400233">{{cite journal |vauthors=Karabork A, Kaygusuz G, Ekinci C |title=The best immunohistochemical panel for differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma from metastatic adenocarcinoma |journal=Pathol. Res. Pract. |volume=206 |issue=8 |pages=572–7 |year=2010 |pmid=20400233 |doi=10.1016/j.prp.2010.03.004 |url=}}</ref>
* Two out of the following three positive stains upon liver biopsy confirm HCC:<ref name="pmid19177576">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=Pathologic diagnosis of early hepatocellular carcinoma: a report of the international consensus group for hepatocellular neoplasia |journal=Hepatology |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=658–64 |year=2009 |pmid=19177576 |doi=10.1002/hep.22709 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20400233">{{cite journal |vauthors=Karabork A, Kaygusuz G, Ekinci C |title=The best immunohistochemical panel for differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma from metastatic adenocarcinoma |journal=Pathol. Res. Pract. |volume=206 |issue=8 |pages=572–7 |year=2010 |pmid=20400233 |doi=10.1016/j.prp.2010.03.004 |url=}}</ref>
** [[Glypican 3]]  
** [[Glypican 3]]  
** [[Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) internal ribosome entry site (IRES)|Heat shock protein 70]]  
** [[Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) internal ribosome entry site (IRES)|Heat shock protein 70]]  
**[[Glutamine synthetase]]
**[[Glutamine synthetase]]  
 
'''Hep Par 1 Antibody Stain'''
Tissue [[microarray technology]] is uses to test Hep Par 1 [[antibody]] [[stain]] which is showing promising results in differential diagnosis of HCC.<ref name="Fanvan de Rijn2003">{{cite journal|last1=Fan|first1=Zhen|last2=van de Rijn|first2=Matt|last3=Montgomery|first3=Kelli|last4=Rouse|first4=Robert V.|title=Hep Par 1 Antibody Stain for the Differential Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 676 Tumors Tested Using Tissue Microarrays and Conventional Tissue Sections|journal=Modern Pathology|volume=16|issue=2|year=2003|pages=137–144|issn=0893-3952|doi=10.1097/01.MP.0000052103.13730.20}}</ref>
 
* A [[biopsy]] is not necessary if the [[clinical]], [[Medical laboratory|laboratory]], and [[Radiologic sign|radiologic]] data suggest hepatocellular carcinoma.
* A [[biopsy]] is not necessary if the [[clinical]], [[Medical laboratory|laboratory]], and [[Radiologic sign|radiologic]] data suggest hepatocellular carcinoma.
* [[Liver biopsy]] may be suggestive of [[etiology]]:
* [[Liver biopsy]] may be suggestive of [[etiology]]:
** [[Alcoholic liver disease]] : [[Liver biopsy]] may show [[hepatocyte]] necrosis, presence of [[Mallory body|mallory bodies]], neutrophilic infiltration and perivenular inflammation.  
** [[Alcoholic liver disease]] : [[Liver biopsy]] may show [[hepatocyte]] [[necrosis]], presence of [[Mallory body|mallory bodies]], [[Neutrophil|neutrophilic]] infiltration and perivenular [[inflammation]].  
** [[Primary biliary cirrhosis|Primary biliary cirrhosis]] : Gold standard diagnostic modality is the detection of [[antimitochondrial antibodies]] along with [[liver biopsy]] as confirmation if florid [[bile duct]] lesions.
** [[Primary biliary cirrhosis|Primary biliary cirrhosis]] : [[Gold standard (test)|Gold standard diagnostic modality]] is the detection of [[antimitochondrial antibodies]] along with [[liver biopsy]] as confirmation of florid [[bile duct]] lesions.
* There is a small but significant risk of [[liver biopsy]], and the underlying cirrhosis in the patients with HCC itself predisposes for complications due to [[liver biopsy]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Grant |first=A|year=1999 | title=Guidelines on the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice |journal=Gut |volume=45 |issue=Suppl 4 |pages=1-11 |id=PMID 10485854 |url=http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/45/suppl_4/IV1|quote=The main cause of mortality after percutaneous liver biopsy is intraperitoneal haemorrhage as shown in a retrospective Italian study of 68,000 percutaneous liver biopsies in which all six patients who died did so from intraperitoneal haemorrhage. Three of these patients had had a laparotomy, and all had either cirrhosis or malignant disease, both of which are risk factors for bleeding. }}</ref>   
* There is a small but significant risk associated with [[liver biopsy]], and the underlying [[cirrhosis]] in the patients with HCC itself predisposes to complications due to [[liver biopsy]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Grant |first=A|year=1999 | title=Guidelines on the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice |journal=Gut |volume=45 |issue=Suppl 4 |pages=1-11 |id=PMID 10485854 |url=http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/45/suppl_4/IV1|quote=The main cause of mortality after percutaneous liver biopsy is intraperitoneal haemorrhage as shown in a retrospective Italian study of 68,000 percutaneous liver biopsies in which all six patients who died did so from intraperitoneal haemorrhage. Three of these patients had had a laparotomy, and all had either cirrhosis or malignant disease, both of which are risk factors for bleeding. }}</ref>   
*Risks of [[liver biopsy]] include:
*Risks of [[liver biopsy]] include:
**[[Bleeding|Hemorrhage]]
**[[Bleeding|Hemorrhage]]
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* Patients with moderate [[coagulopathy]]: 
* Patients with moderate [[coagulopathy]]: 
**Plugged [[liver biopsy]] : injection of gelatin sponges or metal coils down the tract after [[biopsy]]
**Plugged [[liver biopsy]] : [[Injection]] of gelatin sponges or metal coils down the tract after [[biopsy]]
**[[Laparoscopic surgery|Laparoscopic]] [[liver biopsy]] performed on a sedated patient with moderate [[coagulopathy]]
**[[Laparoscopic surgery|Laparoscopic]] [[liver biopsy]] performed on a sedated patient with moderate [[coagulopathy]]
***Advantage: allows direct visualisation of the [[liver]]
***Advantage:  
 
****Allows direct visualisation of the [[liver]]
*Patients with severe clotting disorders:
'''Transjugular [[liver biopsy]]:'''
**Transjugular [[liver biopsy]]:
* Used in patients with severe clotting disorders
**Advantage:
***Risk of [[Peritoneum|intraperitoneal]] [[Bleeding|bleed]] is less
***Risk of [[Peritoneum|intraperitoneal]] [[Bleeding|bleed]] is less
*** Disadvantages:
** Disadvantages:
***[[Biopsy|Biopsies]] are small: multiple [[Biopsy|biopsies]] required 
***[[Biopsy|Biopsies]] are small
**** Taken 'blindly'
***Multiple [[Biopsy|biopsies]] required 
***Taken 'blindly'


==== The comparison table for diagnostic studies of choice for hepatocellular carcinoma:<ref name="pmid18471552">{{cite journal |vauthors=El-Serag HB, Marrero JA, Rudolph L, Reddy KR |title=Diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=134 |issue=6 |pages=1752–63 |year=2008 |pmid=18471552 |doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.090 |url=}}</ref> ====
==== The comparison table for diagnostic studies of choice for hepatocellular carcinoma:<ref name="pmid18471552">{{cite journal |vauthors=El-Serag HB, Marrero JA, Rudolph L, Reddy KR |title=Diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=134 |issue=6 |pages=1752–63 |year=2008 |pmid=18471552 |doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.090 |url=}}</ref> ====

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [2]

Overview

Other diagnostic studies for hepatocellular carcinoma include biopsy and hepatic venous pressure gradiant.

Other Diagnostic Studies

Liver Biopsy

Liver biopsy

The diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma is confirmed by percutaneous biopsy and histopathologic analysis. Percutaneous biopsy should only be performed when diagnostic imaging results are uncertain.

Hep Par 1 Antibody Stain Tissue microarray technology is uses to test Hep Par 1 antibody stain which is showing promising results in differential diagnosis of HCC.[8]

Transjugular liver biopsy:

The comparison table for diagnostic studies of choice for hepatocellular carcinoma:[10]

Diagnostic Test Sensitivity Specificity
Percutaneous Ultrasound guided liver biopsy 90% 91%
Percutaneous CT guided liver biopsy 92% 98%
Sequence of Diagnostic Studies

The core needle biopsy should be performed when:[11]

  • A positive hepatic leision is detected in the patient on imaging studies.
  • The patient has underlying risk factors i.e HBV infection,HCV infection or liver cirrhosis.

Diagnostic Criteria

Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement

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References

  1. Cholongitas E, Quaglia A, Samonakis D, Senzolo M, Triantos C, Patch D, Leandro G, Dhillon AP, Burroughs AK (2006). "Transjugular liver biopsy: how good is it for accurate histological interpretation?". Gut. 55 (12): 1789–94. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.090415. PMC 1856467. PMID 16636018.
  2. Hollerbach S, Reiser M, Topalidis T, König M, Schmiegel W (2003). "Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a high-risk patient by using transgastric EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNA)". Z Gastroenterol. 41 (10): 995–8. doi:10.1055/s-2003-42920. PMID 14562197.
  3. Wang L, Geng J, Li J, Li T, Matsumori A, Chang Y, Lu F, Zhuang H (2011). "The biomarker N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and liver diseases". Clin Invest Med. 34 (1): E30–7. PMID 21291633.
  4. Schirmacher P, Fleig WE, Tannapfel A, Langner C, Dries V, Terracciano L, Denk H, Dienes HP (2004). "[Bioptic diagnosis of chronic hepatitis. Results of an evidence-based consensus conference of the German Society of Pathology, of the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases and of Compensated Hepatitis (HepNet)]". Pathologe (in German). 25 (5): 337–48. doi:10.1007/s00292-004-0692-7. PMID 15278290.
  5. Tannapfel A, Dienes HP, Lohse AW (2012). "The indications for liver biopsy". Dtsch Arztebl Int. 109 (27–28): 477–83. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2012.0477. PMC 3402072. PMID 22833761.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Pathologic diagnosis of early hepatocellular carcinoma: a report of the international consensus group for hepatocellular neoplasia". Hepatology. 49 (2): 658–64. 2009. doi:10.1002/hep.22709. PMID 19177576.
  7. Karabork A, Kaygusuz G, Ekinci C (2010). "The best immunohistochemical panel for differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma from metastatic adenocarcinoma". Pathol. Res. Pract. 206 (8): 572–7. doi:10.1016/j.prp.2010.03.004. PMID 20400233.
  8. Fan, Zhen; van de Rijn, Matt; Montgomery, Kelli; Rouse, Robert V. (2003). "Hep Par 1 Antibody Stain for the Differential Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 676 Tumors Tested Using Tissue Microarrays and Conventional Tissue Sections". Modern Pathology. 16 (2): 137–144. doi:10.1097/01.MP.0000052103.13730.20. ISSN 0893-3952.
  9. Grant, A (1999). "Guidelines on the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice". Gut. 45 (Suppl 4): 1–11. PMID 10485854. The main cause of mortality after percutaneous liver biopsy is intraperitoneal haemorrhage as shown in a retrospective Italian study of 68,000 percutaneous liver biopsies in which all six patients who died did so from intraperitoneal haemorrhage. Three of these patients had had a laparotomy, and all had either cirrhosis or malignant disease, both of which are risk factors for bleeding.
  10. El-Serag HB, Marrero JA, Rudolph L, Reddy KR (2008). "Diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma". Gastroenterology. 134 (6): 1752–63. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.090. PMID 18471552.
  11. Song DS, Bae SH (2012). "Changes of guidelines diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma during the last ten-year period". Clin Mol Hepatol. 18 (3): 258–67. doi:10.3350/cmh.2012.18.3.258. PMC 3467428. PMID 23091805.
  12. Boyer TD (2006). "Wedged hepatic vein pressure (WHVP): ready for prime time". Hepatology. 43 (3): 405–6. doi:10.1002/hep.21118. PMID 16496346.
  13. Ripoll C, Groszmann RJ, Garcia-Tsao G, Bosch J, Grace N, Burroughs A, Planas R, Escorsell A, Garcia-Pagan JC, Makuch R, Patch D, Matloff DS (2009). "Hepatic venous pressure gradient predicts development of hepatocellular carcinoma independently of severity of cirrhosis". J. Hepatol. 50 (5): 923–8. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2009.01.014. PMID 19303163.
  14. Chelliah ST, Keshava SN, Moses V, Surendrababu NR, Zachariah UG, Eapen C (2011). "Measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient revisited: Catheter wedge vs balloon wedge techniques". Indian J Radiol Imaging. 21 (4): 291–3. doi:10.4103/0971-3026.90693. PMC 3249946. PMID 22223943.


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