2014 Volume 55 Issue 5 Pages 284-286
Many nonB-nonC HCCs were found at an advanced stage because of the difficulties of surveillance. We examined the correlation between the follow-up status of 67 nonB-nonC HCCs and their clinical features. HCCs were found earlier when the patients were followed up at outpatients of Board Certified Hepatologist than in cases without regular check up by doctors or in cases followed up by uncertified physicians. We speculated that regular surveillance of HCC was necessary when the patients had the risk of HCC (NASH, alcoholic liver diseases et al.) regardless of their main diseases to achieve the early detection and to improve the prognosis of the patients with nonB-nonC HCC.
