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adult hepatocellular carcinoma

MONDO:0016216

Also known as:hepatocellular canceradult HCCadult hepatoma

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Overview

Adult hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary liver cancer of adulthood. Derived from well-differentiated hepatocytes, it often develops from chronic liver cirrhosis which is most often due to hepatitis B and C virus or alcohol abuse. Symptoms are hepatic mass, abdominal pain and, in advanced stages, jaundice, cachexia and liver failure.

Clinical Trials1 registered

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for adult hepatocellular carcinoma has been reported in the published literature.

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

1 clinical trial registered. Interventions under study include other interventions, procedural interventions, and biologic therapy. Pipeline includes 1 PHASE1. Research is primarily sponsored by academic and government institutions.

220 publications have been identified in PubMed for adult hepatocellular carcinoma. Research spans Basic Science / Preclinical (26%), Epidemiology / Natural History (19%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (17%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Laboratory research	55

Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC

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External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:210159

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:6608

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adult hepatocellular carcinoma

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