Yan Jiao

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Beyond Fibrosis: Metabolic, Microbial, and Immune Determinants​.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is an increasingly important cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Fibrosis and cirrhosis remain the best-validated predictors of HCC, yet a substantial minority of MASLD-related tumors are diagnosed without cirrhosis. This narrative review evaluates w...