Hepatoma

Alternate Name:

Test:

&ALP (H), S.alpha ,-fetoprotein (+). S.CA 19-9(H), S.cilcium (H), ESR (H), WCC (H), B.glucose (L), S.copper (H), technetium' liver scan (AB), liver biopsy (AB), ascitic fluid cytology (AB)

Sign:

Ascites, hepatomegaly, hepatic bruit, hepatic fric-tion rub Cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, portal hypertensiop, focal nodular hyperplasia of liver, liver cell ade­noma

Dd:

Phys:

Parenchymal tumour that often involves the va4- cuter components of the liver and has a very poor prognosis