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Neoplasms of the Liver

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Kunio Okuda

    1. First Department of Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine, Inohana, Chiba, 280, Japan

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  2. Kamal G. Ishak

    1. Department of Hepatic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, USA

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Basic Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Nubia Muñoz, Xavier Bosch
      Pages 3-19

    3. Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Harvey M. Lieberman, Ran Tur-Kaspa, David A. Shafritz
      Pages 21-33

    4. Hepadna Viruses and Hepatocarcinogenesis

      • Masao Omata, Osamu Yokosuka, Fumio Imazeki, Kunio Okuda
      Pages 35-45

    5. Human Hepatoma Cell Lines

      • Jennifer J. Alexander
      Pages 47-56

    6. Analysis of Proto-oncogene Expression During Liver Regeneration and Hepatocarcinogenesis

      • Nelson Fausto, Peter R. Shank
      Pages 57-70

    7. Hepatitis B Virus Infection, Its Sequelae, and Prevention in Taiwan

      • Ding-Shinn Chen
      Pages 71-80

    8. Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Masamichi Kojiro, Toshiro Nakashima
      Pages 81-104

    9. Benign Tumors of the Liver

      • Zachary D. Goodman
      Pages 105-125

    10. Hepatoblastoma

      • J. Thomas Stocker, Kamal G. Ishak
      Pages 127-136

    11. Fibrolamellar Carcinoma of the Liver

      • Donald B. Rolfes
      Pages 137-142

    12. Pathology of Cholangiocarcinoma

      • Shigetaka Sugihara, Masamichi Kojiro
      Pages 143-158

    13. Malignant Mesenchymal Tumors of the Liver

      • Kamal G. Ishak
      Pages 159-176

    14. Comparative Study of the Three Nodular Lesions in Cirrhosis

      • Goroku Ohta, Yasuni Nakanuma
      Pages 177-187

    15. Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hemochromatosis

      • Robin A. Bradbear, June W. Halliday, Mark L. Bassett, W. Graham Cooksley, Lawrie W. Powell
      Pages 189-197

    16. Clinical Manifestations and Paraneoplastic Syndromes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Michael C. Kew
      Pages 199-211

  3. Clinical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Kunio Okuda, Masamichi Kojiro
      Pages 215-226

    3. Serological Tumor Markers in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Norio Sawabu, Nobu Hattori
      Pages 227-237
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Primary liver cancer is a rather unusual malignancy in that the incidence varies tremendously from one geographical area to another. While relatively uncom­ mon in Western countries, it is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm in Southeast Asia, South Africa, and many other regions; in all, the countries in which primary liver cancer is very prevalent account for more than two-thirds of the world's population. In China alone, approximately 100 000 people die every year from primary liver cancer, mostly hepatocellular carcinoma. The incidence is rising in some countries, especially Japan, where it has doubled among males in the past 15 years or so, a staggering and puzzling trend. Since the demonstration of an etiological relationship between hepatitis B virus infection and hepatocellular carcinoma, intensive research has been con­ ducted in an effort to elucidate the role of the virus in hepatocarcinogenesis. Though much progress has been made, a full understanding of the molecular events leading to malignant transformation of the hepatocyte will probably require many more years of rigorous investigation. Chemical carcinogens and several industrial pollutants may also be involved in the etiopathogenesis of neoplastic liver disease.

Editors and Affiliations

  • First Department of Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine, Inohana, Chiba, 280, Japan

    Kunio Okuda

  • Department of Hepatic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, USA

    Kamal G. Ishak

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neoplasms of the Liver

  • Editors: Kunio Okuda, Kamal G. Ishak

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68349-0

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Japan 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-68351-3Published: 20 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-68349-0Published: 21 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 420

  • Number of Illustrations: 243 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Oncology

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