ABC D lexicon
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma, also known as HCC, is a cancer of the liver that develops from the liver cells (hepatocytes) and, in the vast majority of cases, arises from a liver that has already been damaged as a result of a chronic disease.
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