Abstracting and Coding: Liver Cancer (2024)

Dr. Niraj Gusani will discuss the origins and development of liver cancers caused by DNA mutations, chemical origins, and hepatitis viruses. He will also address how some cancers in the liver may be separate from bile duct cancers, even though they may be adjacent. Dr. Gusani will provide illustrative case scenarios for different stages of the disease.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand why liver is often a metastatic site for other cancers.
• Review staging systems for liver cancer based on size, spread, and location of tumor and how different systems may affect treatment options.
• Discuss differences in treatments for live cancer as a primary site.

Credit Information

Activity Number	Credit Amount	Accreditation Period
2024-147	1 CE	September 12, 2024 - September 11, 2027