22nd July 2023

You review a patient with alcohol-related cirrhosis in the hepatology clinic

You review a patient with alcohol-related cirrhosis in the hepatology clinic.

Overall, they have been relatively stable, with no recent episodes of decompensation. The patient has also managed to stop drinking with support from community services. You arrange imaging to monitor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and you wish to complement this with measuring a tumour marker.

Which of the following is used as a tumour marker for HCC?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.