(from the article `liver cancer`) ...by tumours in the liver; benign liver tumours remain in the liver, whereas malignant tumours are, by definition, cancerous. Most malignant liver ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/39
<oncology, tumour> Carcinoma derived from liver cells. A better term to use is hepatocarcinoma or hepatocellular carcinoma. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
The most common type of primary liver cancer. It starts in the main cells of the liver. Another name for it is hepatocellular carcinoma. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21474
Hepatoma: Cancer originating in the liver, in liver cells. More often called hepatocarcinoma or hepatocellular carcinoma. From hepat-, the liver + -oma, tumor = a liver tumor. Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=39871