COMPARATIVE STUDY OF IMPACT OF SURVEILLANCE VERSUS NON-SURVEILLANCE STRATEGY ON HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA STAGING & SURVIVAL AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL

Abstract

Background: Worldwide, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary 
liver neoplasm, represents the fifth most common cancer in the world, and the third most 
common cause of cancer-related death. Surveillance has been found to be an effective tool to 
detect early tumors and expand the applicability of these curative treatment options. Present 
study was aimed to compare impact of surveillance versus non-surveillance strat