Liver neoplasms (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct

Liver neoplasms (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What is the most common liver cancer? Metastatic disease outnumbers primary tumors 20:1; primary site is usually the GI tract What is the most common primary malignant liver tumor? Hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma) What is the most common primary benign liver tumor? Hemangioma What lab tests comprise the workup for liver metastasis? LFTs (AST and alkaline phosphatase are most useful), CEA for suspected primary colon cancer What are the associated imaging studies when evaluating a patient for liver cancer? CT scan, ultrasound, A-gram What is a right hepatic lobectomy? Removal of the right lobe of the liver (i.e., all tissue to the right of Cantle's line is removed) What is a left hepatic lobectomy? Removal of the left lobe of the liver (i.e., removal of all the liver tissue to the left of Cantle's line) What is a right trisegmentectomy? Removal of all the liver tissue to the rig