Fibrolamellar carcinoma: distinctive clinical and morphologic variant of hepatoma

We present two cases of fibrolamellar carcinoma. Because of its usual presentation as a solitary mass in the noncirrhotic liver of a young girl, this tumor is likely to be mistaken clinically for a benign lesion. Its microscopic appearance is unique and easily separated from other types of hepatocel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1983-06, Vol.76 (6), p.796-797
Hauptverfasser:	Wetzel, W J, Costin, J L, Petrino, R L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Carcinoma - diagnosis Carcinoma - pathology Carcinoma - surgery Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Eosinophils - pathology Female Humans Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis Liver Neoplasms - pathology Liver Neoplasms - surgery Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery Prognosis Reoperation
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Zusammenfassung:	We present two cases of fibrolamellar carcinoma. Because of its usual presentation as a solitary mass in the noncirrhotic liver of a young girl, this tumor is likely to be mistaken clinically for a benign lesion. Its microscopic appearance is unique and easily separated from other types of hepatocellular carcinoma, an important distinction because of the better prognosis of fibrolamellar carcinoma.
ISSN:	0038-4348
DOI:	10.1097/00007611-198306000-00028