Question

a 55 year old male is diagnosed wjth hepatocellular cancer secondary to hepatitis c. if the cancerous region of the liver were removed, the remaining cells would undergo

Answer 1

Ans) A 55-year-old male is diagnosed with hepatocellular cancer secondary to hepatitis C. If the cancerous region of the liver were removed, the remaining cells would undergo:

Compensatory hyperplasia

Explaination:

- Compensatory hyperplasia: The growth can be a result of increased cell size (compensatory hypertrophy) or an increase in cell division (compensatory hyperplasia) or both. For instance, if one kidney is surgically removed, the cells of other kidney divide at an increased rate.

- Liver cell growth can be induced in two distinct patterns: compensatory regeneration and direct hyperplasia. In the former, DNA synthesis is preceded by a loss of liver cells such as seen after partial resection of the liver or cell necrosis, whereas in direct hyperplasia, DNA synthesis is stimulated without cell loss.