The complex management of hepatocellular carcinoma: a major need for expertise

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent liver primary cancer and represents the sixth malignant neoplasm and the fourth cause of cancer associated deaths worldwide. Despite improvements across the last years in therapeutic options, it is still associated with a high mortality. Therefore, HCC represents a major health problem and a challenge for clinicians in terms of management of patient care.