Question

1. Which of the following did you use to diagnose whether or not your patient had liver cancer?
   1. Serum alpha-fetoprotein
   2. Endoscopy
   3. Ultrasound of liver
   4. MRI of liver

Answer 1

1) serum alpha-fetoprotein.

Liver cancer cannot be diagnosed by routine blood tests. There is only one specific blood test which can be used toward a diagnosis of liver cancer . This test specifically measures for the levels of the protein alpha-fetoprotein in serum(AFP).

Tests and procedure used to diagnosis liver cancer include :

Blood tests:Blood tests may reveal liver function abnormalities

Imaging tests: your doctor may reconnend imaging tests , such as an ultrasound, CTand MRI.

Rémoing a sample of liver tissue for testing .