Articles on Medical Diseases and Conditions

Tumor in the liver is most often metastatic. The liver receives metastases more frequently than any other organ, since 25%–50% of all metastasizing cancers reach the liver. The GI tract (including the pancreas), breast, kidney, lung, melanomas, and sarcomas are especially apt to produce hepatic metastases. Tests for detection include alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, liver scan […]

Following microscopic diagnosis of malignancy, several questions immediately arise: Is it carcinoma, sarcoma, or lymphoma? If carcinoma, is it squamous or glandular (adenocarcinoma)? If sarcoma, what is the tissue of origin? Is it primary or metastatic? If metastatic, what is the primary site (site of origin)? In the majority of cases, the pathologist can differentiate […]