On the afternoon of June 1, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City said that it had just discovered and treated a patient with TTA (6 years old, in Ho Chi Minh City), hospitalized in a state of pain in the right lower quadrant with a history of hepatitis B virus.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
At the Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, through ultrasound, doctors discovered that Mr. A. had a liver tumor with a diameter of over 10 cm, and at the same time, cancer indicators (such as PIVKA II and AFP) were also very high. Mr. A. underwent laparoscopic liver resection with good recovery results.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Huu Hoang, Head of the Department of Gastroenterology - University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, liver cancer is considered the leading "killer" with the number of deaths accounting for 21% of all cancer deaths.
“Risk subjects that need early detection and prompt treatment include: People with chronic hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis of the liver from any cause. People with long-term fatty liver, type 2 diabetes, hereditary liver disease, toxic Aflatoxin, Dioxin, smoking a lot ... are also subjects with a very high risk of liver cancer "- Dr. Hoang recommended.
