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Hepatocellular carcinoma

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hep·a·to·cel·lu·lar carcinoma (hp-t-sly-lr, h-pt-)
n.
A carcinoma derived from parenchymal cells of the liver. Also called hepatocarcinoma, malignant hepatoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma
A dangerous cancer of the liver that may develop in patients who have had hepatitis, sometimes as long as 20 or 30 years earlier.
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