Friday, January 24, 2014
Hepatocellular carcinoma-Fibrolamellar variant
Hepatocellular carcinoma-Fibrolamellar variant
Common variant in young adults 20-40 years. Is characterized by oncocytic cells in dense acellular collagen bundles.
Not association with hepatitis B virus or cirrhosis of liver.
Treatment is aggresive surgery.
Macroscopic is a lesion singl, large hard, white-brown tumor. Are present fibrous bands in liver parenchimat and central stellate scar.
This tumor at is more common in left lobe of liver. Present bile staining, hemorrhage and necrosis.
Microscopic diagnosis:
Are present nests, sheets of oncocytic cells in collagen bundles. This bundle are arranged in parallel lamellae way.
Cells are large and polygonal, abundant, eosinophilic cytoplasm.
Can be present pale bodies : are PAS+ hyaline globules.
Vascular invasion and necrosis in carcinoma fibrolamelar is frecvent
Radiologic calcification corresponds to necrosis reaction.
For diagnosis i used imunochemistry like: HepPar and CK7 which help me in diagnosis.
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