Differential Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Cancer (a clinical case)

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Early detection of liver cancer can significantly improve the prognosis of the disease and patient survival. All methods of radiation diagnostics are used to diagnose hepatocellular cancer, each of which has its own advantages and limitations. To date, the method of choice in the differential diagnosis of liver pathology is a multiparametric ultrasound examination using new diagnostic techniques, which include shear wave elastography. This article demonstrates the opportunities of multiparametric ultrasound using shear wave elastography in the early differential diagnosis of hepatocellular cancer in a middle-aged patient without usual background changes in liver parenchyma.