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  2. Liver tumor - Wikipedia

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    Currently, if the hepatic adenoma is >5 cm, increasing in size, symptomatic lesions, has molecular markers associated with HCC transformation, rising level of liver tumor markers such as alpha fetoprotein, the patient is a male, or has a glycogen storage disorder, the adenoma is recommended to be surgically removed. [7]

  3. Bland embolization - Wikipedia

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    Transarterial bland embolization (TAE, also known as HAE) is a catheter-based tumor treatment of the liver.In this procedure, embolizing agents (e.g., polyvinyl alcohol, gelfoam, acrylic copolymer gelatin particles, embospheres) can be delivered through the tumor's feeding artery in order to completely occlude the tumor's blood supply.

  4. Canine transmissible venereal tumor - Wikipedia

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    However, the most recent common ancestor of extant tumors is more recent: it probably originated 200 to 2,500 years ago. [1] [6] Canine TVTs were initially described by Russian veterinarian M.A. Novinsky (1841–1914) in 1876, when he demonstrated that the tumor could be transplanted from one dog to another by infecting them with tumor cells. [7]

  5. Liver cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cholangiocarcinoma can be detected with these commonly used tumor markers: carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19–9), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and cancer antigen 125 . These tumor markers are found in primary liver cancers, as well as in other cancers and certain other disorders. [53] [54]

  6. Ultrasonography of liver tumors - Wikipedia

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    Poorly differentiated tumors may have a stronger wash out leading to an isoechoic appearance to the liver parenchyma during portal venous phase. This appearance was found in approx. 30% of cases. The described changes have diagnostic value in liver nodules larger than 2 cm. [ citation needed ]

  7. Liver function tests - Wikipedia

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    The liver is responsible for the production of the vast majority of coagulation factors. In patients with liver disease, international normalized ratio (INR) can be used as a marker of liver synthetic function as it includes factor VII, which has the shortest half life (2–6 hours) of all coagulation factors measured in INR. An elevated INR in ...

  8. Adopted a New Dog? A Vet Shares the Best Puppy Vaccine Schedule

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    Unless your dog is immunocompromised or has a health issue that makes her more likely to have an adverse vaccination reaction, there is no benefit to the serum testing.

  9. Hepatocellular carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Staging System. The prognosis of HCC is affected by the staging of the tumor, the liver's function due to the effects of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis as well as the person's physical performance status. [48] A number of staging classifications for HCC are available.