Readers will recognize clues to metastasis of liver carcinoma and the possible association of patient ethnicity.

Directed to practitioners in hematology, oncology, genetics, hospice & palliative medicine, otolaryngology/ENT, radiology, and radiation oncology.

In support of improving patient care, Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation

American Medical Association (AMA) Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

MOC/CC Part II Accreditation

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

ABA MOC: 1.0 Lifelong Learning MOC points in the ABA MOCA 2.0® Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program®

ABIM MOC: 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the ABIM MOC Assessment Recognition Program

ABPath CC: 1.0 Lifelong Learning credits in the ABPath Continuing Certification Program

ABP MOC: 1.0 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment MOC points in the ABP Maintenance of Certification Program

ABS MOC: 1.0 Accredited CME & Self-Assessment credits toward ABS Continuous Certification Program

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABA, ABIM, ABPath, ABP, and ABS credit. Credit will be reported within 30 days of claiming credit.

***Please Note*** To receive MOC you must select the MOC option during the online credit claiming process and complete the required steps.

Activity Director

Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Chairman, Department of Academic Medicine, Education Institute,
Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University,
Editor in Chief, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Co-Activity Directors

Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, NCMP
Department of Subspecialty Women’s Health,
Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic;
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH;
Deputy Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Craig D. Nielsen, MD, FACP
Vice Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine;
Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH;
Governor, Ohio Chapter, American College of Physicians;
Deputy Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Mary T. Cusick, MS
Executive Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Authors

Kanishka G. Patel, MD
Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Program,
Department of Internal Medicine,
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

Jasmine C. Huynh, MD
Fellow, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program,
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine,
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

James Liu, MD
Fellow, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program,
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine,
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

Paul Aronowitz, MD
Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Department of Internal Medicine,
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

May Cho, MD
Associate Clinical Professor,
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine,
University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA

Other Contributors