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

HCC Differnetial Table

Disease	Clinical manifestations													Diagnosis		Comments
	Symptoms									Signs
	Abdominal Pain	Fever	Rigors and chills	Nausea or vomiting	Jaundice	Constipation	Diarrhea	Weight loss	GI bleeding	Hypo- tension	Guarding	Rebound Tenderness	Bowel sounds	Lab Findings	Imaging
Hepatocellular carcinoma/Metastasis	RUQ	+	+	−	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	Normal Hyperactive if obstruction present	High levels of AFP in serum Abnormal liver function tests	US CT Liver biopsy	Other symptoms: Splenomegaly Variceal bleeding Ascites Spider nevi Asterixis
Cholangiocarcinoma	Epigastric	−	−	±	±	−	+	+	−	−	−	−	N	Increased amylase / lipase Increased stool fat content Pancreatic function test	CT scan Calcification Pseudocyst Dilation of main pancreatic duct	Predisposes to pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic carcinoma	Epigastric	−	−	+	+	−	+	+	−	−	−	−	N	↑ Alkaline phosphatase ↑ serum bilirubin ↑ gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase ↑ CA 19-9	MDCT with PET/CT MRI	Skin manifestations may include: Bullous pemphigoid Cicatricial pemphigoid Migratory superficial thrombophlebitis (classic Trousseau's syndrome) Pancreatic panniculitis
Focal nodular hyperplasia	Diffuse	±	−	−	±	−	+	+	+	−	−	−	Normal or hyperactive	Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (P-ANCA) in Ulcerative colitis Anti saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) in Crohn's disease	String sign on abdominal x-ray in Crohn's disease	Extra intestinal findings: Uveitis Arthritis
Disease	Abdominal Pain	Fever	Rigors and chills	Nausea or vomiting	Jaundice	Constipation	Diarrhea	Weight loss	GI bleeding	Hypo- tension	Guarding	Rebound Tenderness	Bowel sounds	Lab Findings	Imaging	Comments
Gallbladder cancer	Diffuse	±	−	−	±	−	+	+	−	±	−	−	N	Thrombocytopenia Hypoalbuminemia Small intestinal biopsy for Tropheryma whipplei	Endoscopy is used to confirm diagnosis. Images used to find complications Chest and joint x-ray CT MRI Echocardiography	Extra intestinal findings: Uveitis Endocarditis Encephalitis Dementia Hepatosplenomegaly Arthritis Ascites
Liver hemangioma	RUQ	+	−	+	+	−	Positive in Hep A and E	+	−	Positive in fulminant hepatitis	Positive in acute	+	N	Abnormal LFTs Viral serology	US	Hep A and E have fecal-oral route of transmission Hep B and C transmits via blood transfusion and sexual contact.
Liver abscess	RUQ	+	+	+	+	−	±	+	−	+	+	±	Normal or hypoactive	CBC Blood cultures Abnormal liver function tests	US CT
Cirrhosis	RUQ	−	−	−	+	−	−	+	+	+	−	−	N	Hypoalbuminemia Prolonged PT Abnormal LFTs Hyponatremia Thrombocytopenia	US Nodular, shrunken liver Ascites	Stigmata of liver disease Cruveilhier- Baumgarten murmur
Inflammatory lesions	RUQ	−	−	−	+	−	−	+	+	+	−	−	N	Hypoalbuminemia Prolonged PT Abnormal LFTs Hyponatremia Thrombocytopenia	US Nodular, shrunken liver Ascites	Stigmata of liver disease Cruveilhier- Baumgarten murmur

Classification

Historical Perspective

Pathophysiology

Causes

Common casuses

The most common Cause of the splenic rupture remains blunt trauma to the abdomen.The other common causes of splenic rupture includes.

• Neoplasms
• Infections
• Non Infectious
• Therapy related
• Mechanical Causes

Less common causes

The less common causes of splenic rupture are difficult to diagnose and can be threatening. Some less common causes of splenic rupture are as follows:

• Autologus stem cell transplantation in AL Amyloidosis patients

Differentiating Splenic Rupture from Other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Study of Choice

History and Symptoms

Physical Examination

Laboratory Findings

Electrocardiogram

X-Ray

MRI

Other Imaging Findings

Other Diagnostic Studies

Algorithms

Major molecular events in the pathogenesis of HCC

Genomic alterations

Epigenetic modifications

Growthfactor pathway alterations

Gene Mutations

Gene Amplification

DNA methylation micro RNA

Micro RNA

LNC RNA

Major Signaling pathways

•TERT promoter •TP53 •CTNNB1 •AXIN1 •AXIN2 •ATM •RPS6KA3 •JAK1 •IL6R •IL6ST •ARID1 •ARID2

•CCND1 •FGF19 •CDKNA2A •CDKNA2B •AXIN1 •IRF2 •MET

GSTP1 •E-Cadherin •CDKNA2 •RASSF1A •SOCS-3 •MIGMT

•MiR-155 •Mir-122 •Mir-224 •Mir-21

•HULC •HEIH •Dreh •MVIH •HOTAIR •MDIG •LINE1

•Wnt/β –catenin •Tyrosine kinase pathways EGF HGF/c-MET FGF VEGF •IGF •HIF •TGF β •Hedgehog

Elderly Male with jaundice from pancreatic cancer, By James Heilman, MD (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

The incidence of HCC has almost tripled since the early 1980s in the United States where it is the fastest rising cause of cancer-related deaths1. According to population based Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results registry data, the overall HCC age adjusted incidence rates for liver and intrahepatic ducts cancer is as high as 8 per 100,000 underling population in 2010 (Fig. 1) of which at least 6 per 100,000 related to HCC. Men are at approximately three times higher risk than women. Asian men (i.e., Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Japanese) have the highest age-adjusted incidence rates. However, the largest proportional increases have occurred among Hispanics followed by blacks and non-Hispanic whites, whereas the lowest proportional increases have occurred among Asians. In contrast to Asians/Pacific Islanders, HCC incidence rates are reported to be higher among Hispanics born in the United States than among foreign-born Hispanics2. HCC incidence rates have increased in each successive birth cohort born between 1900 and 19593 (Fig. 2). In addition, the age distribution of HCC patients has shifted to younger ages, with the greatest proportional increases among individuals 45–60 years old (Fig. 2). There is a south to north gradient in the incidence and mortality of HCC; Southern states including Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi have some of the highest HCC incidence rates in the nation (Fig. 3). In one study, Texas Latino and especially South Texas Latinos had the highest age-adjusted HCC incidence rates (as high as 10.6/100,000)4.

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