Management of hepatocellular carcinoma: Report of Consensus Meeting in the 45th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2009) |
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| Authors: | Shigeki Arii Michio Sata Michiie Sakamoto Mitsuo Shimada Takashi Kumada Shuichiro Shiina Tatsuya Yamashita Norihiro Kokudo Masatoshi Tanaka Tadatoshi Takayama Masatoshi Kudo |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine,;2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and;3. Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine,;4. Department of Surgery, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima,;5. Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki,;6. Department of Gastroenterology, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine,;7. Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa,;8. Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, and;9. Department of Gastroenterology, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume,;10. Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo,;11. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka‐Sayama, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is responsible for approximately 600 000–700 000 deaths worldwide. It is highly prevalent in the Asia–Pacific region and Africa, and is increasing in Western countries. The evidence‐based guideline for HCC in Japan was published in 2005 and revised in 2009. Apart from this guideline, a consensus‐based practice manual proposed by the HCC expert panel of the Japan Society of Hepatology (JSH), which reflects widely accepted daily practice in Japan, was published in 2007. At the occasion of the 45th Annual meeting of the JSH in Kobe 4–5 June 2009, a consensus meeting of HCC was held. Consensus statements were createdbased on 67% agreement of 200 expert members.This article describes the up‐to‐date consensus statements which largely reflect the real world HCC practice in Japan. We believe readers of this article will gain the newest knowledge and deep insight on the management of HCC proposed by consensus of the HCC expert members of JSH. |
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| Keywords: | hepatocellular carcinoma Japan Society of Hepatology staging system surveillance treatment algorithm consensus‐based guideline |
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