HCC Surveillance Haemochromatosis — RACP Adult Medicine MCQ

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EasyGastroenterology & HepatologyHCC Surveillance HaemochromatosisRACP Adult Medicine

A 55-year-old man with haemochromatosis and cirrhosis has completed iron depletion (ferritin 45 µg/L). What HCC surveillance is needed?

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Correct answer: D — 6-monthly liver ultrasound ± AFP indefinitely

Cirrhotic haemochromatosis: HCC risk persists despite iron depletion. 6-monthly USS ± AFP surveillance indefinitely.

Reference: eTG – 2025 – Gastrointestinal; EASL – 2010