Asian Pacific HPBA Congress

Dean Spilias has been attending the AP-HPBA Congress held in Melbourne from 27-30 September 2011. There have been some updates in pancreatic surgery, in particular the management of cystic disease of the pancreas.

When is a liver transplant necessary for liver cancer?

In response to a question on healthshare.com.au

Liver transplantation is one of the treatments that can be effective for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), also called primary liver-cell cancer or sometimes called hepatoma. Read More...

What is the treatment for liver cancer?

In response to a question on healthshare.com.au

Treatment of liver cancer depends on the type of cancer, the stage or severity of the cancer, and the health of the individual (and in particular how healthy the liver is). Read More...

What are possible causes of liver cancer?

In response to a question on healthshare.com.au

Liver cancers can be primary liver cancers that arise in the liver, or secondary (metastatic) cancers that spread form a primary cancer elsewhere in the body.

The commonest primary liver cancer is a hepatocellular carcinoma, also called an HCC or sometimes a hepatoma. The commonest causes of hepatocellular carcinoma in adults are: Read More...