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Liver neoplasm

Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. The word "hepatic" is from the Greek hêpar, meaning "liver". [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Hepatic neoplasm
Neoplasm of liver
Subtypes
Angiosarcoma
Biliary cystadenoma
Capillary hemangioma
Cavernous hemangioma
Cholangiocarcinoma
Cholangioma
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma
Focal nodular hyperplasia
Hepatoblastoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Infantile hemangioendothelioma of liver
Lymphangioma
Mesenchymal hamartoma
Multiple bile duct hamartoma
Nodular regenerative hyperplasia
Teratoma
May Cause
Bile duct narrowing or obstruction
Dilated bile ducts
Duodenal narrowing or obstruction
Hepatomegaly
Localized elevation of hemidiaphragm
Massive pleural effusion
May Be Caused by
 Common
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Hemangioma
 Uncommon
Carcinoid
Kaposi sarcoma
Sarcoma

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