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All are features of hepatocellular carcinoma, except:

A
Not common in Asian
B
Liver biopsy is diagnostic
C
Raised titre of HBV and HCV antibodies
D
Fibrolameller type is having good prognosis
High-Yield Explanation
Answer is A (Not common in Asians): Primary hepatocellular carcinoma is specially prevalent in regions of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary hepatocellular carcinoma is specially prevalent in regions of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The principal reason for high incidence of HCC in pas of Asia and Africa is the frequency of chronic infection with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus. Raised titres of HBV and HBC markers are thus impoant etiological predictors. Percutaneous liver biopsy is diagnostic provided the sample is taken from an area localized by ultrasound or CT -Harrison Fibromellar variant grows slowly and is associated with a longer survival if treated - Harrison (It has thus a better prognosis)

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