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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Hepatocellular_carcinoma_intermed_mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Hepatocellular carcinoma.
| Micro      =
| Subtypes  = sclerosing HCC, fibrolamellar HCC
| LMDDx      = [[cholangiocarcinoma]], occasionally [[liver metastasis]]
| Stains    = reticulin (thickened liver plate)
| IHC        = CD34 +ve sinusoids, HepPar-1 +ve (usu.), AFP +ve (usu.), CK8/18 +ve, glypican-3 +ve
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      = usu. cirrhosis (micronodular or macronodular)
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[liver]] - see [[liver neoplasms]]
| Assdx      = causes of [[cirrhosis]], e.g. chronic [[alcoholism]], [[Hepatitis C]], [[Hepatitis B]], [[hereditary hemochromatosis]], others
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx =
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = most common primary liver tumour, less common than metastases
| Bloodwork  = +/-AFP elevation
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = moderate to poor
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    = [[liver metastasis]], other liver tumours
}}
'''Hepatocellular carcinoma''', abbreviated '''HCC''', is a common primary malignant liver tumour that most often arises in the context of [[cirrhosis]].  
'''Hepatocellular carcinoma''', abbreviated '''HCC''', is a common primary malignant liver tumour that most often arises in the context of [[cirrhosis]].  


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