HCC surveillance

1.The major risk factor for development of hepatocellular carcinoma are all except

a. chronic viral hepatitis

b.  alcoholic cirrhosis

c.  cirrhosis caused by hemochromatosis

d.  primary biliary cirrhosis

e.  Amyloidosis

2. For patients with an established diagnosis of cirrhosis, surveillance by means of ultrasonography (US) and measuring serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) levels has been shown to reduce hepatocellular carcinoma–related mortality

a.by 37%

b.by 10%

c.by  20%

d.by  25%

e.by  50%

ANS---

1.d--amyloidosis

2.a---by 37%