Primary liver cancer is often manifested in the form of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) stemming from liver hepatocytes and ranks as the 4 th most common malignancy worldwide. 1,2 HCC remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world in regions such as the United States, which has been reported to have the largest increase in cancer-related deaths over the past 2 decades, resulting
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