Interventional Radiology for Liver Lesions
The liver plays a major role in bodily functions, including digestion, sugar and fat metabolism, and the body ’s immune defense. Furthermore, the liver is also the largest internal organ in the body, accounting for 4% of the body weight. However, the liver is also a common site of disease, which includes primary malignancy such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and secondary malignancy such as liver metas tases, with the most common primary source being colorectal cancer. Data from the World Health Organization show that there were 700,000 people around the world who died from liver cancer in 2008.
Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - Category: Radiology Authors: Christopher Ingraham, Guy Johnson, Siddharth A. Padia, Sandeep Vaidya Source Type: research
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