Letter
Focal liver lesions
Algorithm for investigating focal liver lesions doesn’t apply to patients at high risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
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BMJ
2012;344:e2558
- Richard J Aspinall, consultant hepatologist1
- 1Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK
- richard.aspinall{at}porthosp.nhs.uk
I was surprised that Patel and colleagues’ article on focal liver lesions in a patient with apparent chronic liver disease did not discuss hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.1
Several of the authors’ statements deserve clarification. Firstly, an ultrasound scan suggestive of fatty infiltration in a South …
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