A new prognostic scoring system involving des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin as a useful marker for predicting prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

A staging system for hepatocellular carcinoma was reported from Italy (CLIP). In this study, we evaluate the CLIP scoring system and establish a new scoring system for predicting the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Patients (n=141) who were diagnosed and who underwent initial treatment at our single institution were recruited retrospectively into this study.

Diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver.

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare benign tumor of unknown origin, it has the appearance of a malignant tumor but has a benign histology and clinical course. Therefore, we studied five patients with IPT of the liver to determine what examination can aid in its diagnosis. Five cases of inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver were analyzed.