Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Overview What is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)? Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common form of liver cancer. It’s an aggressive (fast-growing) cancer most common in people with advanced liver disease, like cirrhosis of the liver. Increasingly, people diagnosed with HCC have a liver condition that sometimes leads to cirrhosis called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). In the beginning, hepatocellular carcinoma grows slowly. Surgery to remove the tumor or a liver transplant can treat HCC in its early stages. But most people don’t learn they have it until it’s advanced and spreading more quickly. Eventually, it can lead to liver failure. At this point, HCC is challenging for providers to treat. Given how serious it is, you should receive regular checks for signs of HCC if you have cirrhosis or MASLD. Symptoms Tumors may not cause symptoms in the early stages. But as HCC progresses, you may notice: Fullness or a knot under ...
Nager Syndrome Overview What is Nager syndrome? Nager syndrome (also known as acrofacial dysostosis 1, Nager type) is a rare genetic condition where your child is born with underdeveloped bones in their face, hands and arms. Because this condition causes side effects like hearing loss due to underdevelopment of certain parts of their anatomy, children may face developmental delays like learning how to speak. Nager syndrome typically doesn’t affect the intelligence (cognitive development) of the person diagnosed with this condition. Who does Nager syndrome affect? Nager syndrome is a genetic condition that can affect anyone with a specific mutated gene in their DNA during fetal development. Children diagnosed with the condition may inherit it from their parents or acquire it from a new genetic mutation. It’s more common for the condition to arise after a new genetic mutation. If your child inherits the condition, only one parent needs to carry and pass the mutated gene through their DNA...