GIinteractive11 | Case 9 - Hepatocellular Cancer


An 80-year-old man, previously active and healthy, presents with weight loss and right upper quadrant pain and is found to have large masses in the right lobe of the liver. Biopsy demonstrates HCC. He is not considered a surgical candidate.

What is your most likely initial treatment?

In your clinical experience, what proportion of patients with HCC die primarily because of underlying liver disease rather than the tumor?