Primary hepatic tumors are epithelial, mesenchymal, or mixed in origin. Of
these, epithelial tumors are Me most common and include hepatocellular carc
inoma, cholangiocarcinoma, mixed hepatocholangiocarcinoma, hepatoblastoma,
and a variety of more rare tumors. Hepatocellular carcinoma, also know as h
epatoma or malignant hepatoma, is the most common, followed by cholangiocar
cinoma, This article discusses these two malignancies.