Hepatobiliary/Liver Cancer

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Types



Tumors of the liver are classified as primary (originating in the liver) or metastatic (spread from another body organ to the liver). Primary liver tumors may be further divided into those that are benign (noncancerous and remaining in the liver) or malignant (cancerous and likely to spread beyond the liver).




Metastatic tumors of the liver originate in the lung, colon, melanoma, gallbladder, breast, pancreas, or stomach. These metastases tend to gain access to the liver via...Read the full article