Hepatocelluar adenoma is a rare benign tumor, the incidence of which has increased since the introduction of oral contraceptives. We recently experienced a case of hepatocellular adenoma with ovarian Mucinous cystadenoma in a 36 year old female patient who had no history of oral contraceptives usage. The radiologic and pathologic differential diagnosis is discussed in this patient.
Adenoma ; Adenoma, Liver Cell* ; Adult ; Contraceptives, Oral ; Cystadenoma, Mucinous ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Ovary

Two patients with clinical and biochemical evidences of islet cell hyperfunction underwent percutaneous transhepatic portal and pancreatic vein catheterization and hormone assays. Local step-ups of insulin level in the protal venous system, found in two patients with insulinoma, corresponded to tumor sites at surgery. One patients had single insulinoma and the other had malignant insulinoma and liver metastasis. Percutaneous transhepatic protal and pancreatic vein catheterization with measurement of radioimmunoactive insulin concentration is a safe and reliable method, and may play an important role in the localization of adenoma in patients with hyperinsulinism.
Adenoma ; Adenoma, Islet Cell* ; Catheterization ; Catheters ; Diagnosis* ; Humans ; Hyperinsulinism ; Insulin ; Insulinoma ; Islets of Langerhans* ; Liver ; Methods ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Veins

Two patients with clinical and biochemical evidences of islet cell hyperfunction underwent percutaneous transhepatic portal and pancreatic vein catheterization and hormone assays. Local step-ups of insulin level in the protal venous system, found in two patients with insulinoma, corresponded to tumor sites at surgery. One patients had single insulinoma and the other had malignant insulinoma and liver metastasis. Percutaneous transhepatic protal and pancreatic vein catheterization with measurement of radioimmunoactive insulin concentration is a safe and reliable method, and may play an important role in the localization of adenoma in patients with hyperinsulinism.
Adenoma ; Adenoma, Islet Cell* ; Catheterization ; Catheters ; Diagnosis* ; Humans ; Hyperinsulinism ; Insulin ; Insulinoma ; Islets of Langerhans* ; Liver ; Methods ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Veins

OBJECTIVETo analyze the clinicopathologic characteristics of well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma (WD-HCC), and to find clues for its pathologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis.

METHODSSeventy-three cases of WD-HCC were studied with clinical data analysis, gross and microscopic examination.

RESULTSAmong the 73 cases, the prevalence of HBV (+) and/or HCV (+) was 94.5% (69/73), liver cirrhosis was 80.8% (59/73), increased hepatic cell density was 95.9% (70/73), dilated and irregular hepatic sinus was 89.0% (65/73), prominent trabecularism was 89.0% (65/73), increased cytoplasmic eosinophilia or basophilia was 90.4% (66/73), glandular-like structure was 16.4% (12/73, and fatty degeneration was 42.4% (31/73) .

CONCLUSIONSThere are important clinicopathologic features associated with WD-HCC. These features are useful in the differential diagnosis of WD-HCC with dysplastic nodule (DN), focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and hepatocellular adenoma.

Adenoma, Liver Cell ; pathology ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; pathology ; virology ; Cell Count ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Focal Nodular Hyperplasia ; pathology ; Hepacivirus ; Hepatitis B virus ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; pathology ; Liver Neoplasms ; pathology ; virology

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Adenoma, Liver Cell/*diagnosis/etiology/surgery ; Glycogen Storage Disease/complications/*diagnosis ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms/*diagnosis/etiology/surgery ; Male ; Tumor Markers, Biological ; Young Adult

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Adenoma, Liver Cell/*diagnosis/radiography/surgery ; Adult ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms/*diagnosis/radiography/surgery ; *Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; *Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is the second most common benign hepatic tumor that is usually found in women. Diagnosis of FNH mainly depends on imaging studies such as color Doppler flow imaging, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. It is characterized by the presence of stellate central scar and is nowadays incidentally diagnosed with increasing frequency due to advances in radiologic imaging technique. FNH typically presents as a single lesion in 70% of cases and generally does not progress to malignancy or recur after resection. Herein, we report a case of a young male patient with recurrent multiple FNH who underwent surgical resection for presumed hepatic adenoma on computed tomography.
Adenoma, Liver Cell/diagnosis/pathology ; Bile Ducts/pathology/surgery ; Contrast Media/diagnostic use ; Focal Nodular Hyperplasia/*diagnosis/pathology ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Young Adult

Hemangioma is the most common benign tumor of the liver, with a prevalence estimated as high as 7%. Tc-99m red blood cell (RBC) hepatic blood pool scan with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging is extremely useful for the confirmation or exclusion of hepatic hemangiomas. The classic finding of absent or decreased perfusion and increased blood pooling ("perfusion/blood pool mismatch") is the key diagnostic element in the diagnosis of hemangiomas. The combination of early arterial flow and delayed blood pooling ("perfusion/blood pool match") is shown uncommonly. In giant hemangioma, filling with radioactivity appears first in the periphery, with progressive central fill-in on sequential RBC blood pool scan. However, the reverse filling pattern, which begins first in the center with progressive peripheral filling, is also rarely seen. Studies with false-positive blood pooling have been reported infrequently in nonhemangiomas, including hemangiosarcoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic adenoma, and metastatic carcinomas (adenocarcinoma of the colon, small cell carcinoma of the lung, neruroendocrine carcinoma). False-negative results have been also reported rarely except for small hemagniomas that are below the limits of spatial resolution of gamma camera.
Adenoma ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; Carcinoma, Small Cell ; Colon ; Diagnosis ; Erythrocytes* ; Gamma Cameras ; Hemangioma* ; Hemangiosarcoma ; Liver ; Lung ; Perfusion ; Prevalence ; Radioactivity ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

OBJECTIVETo study the expression and significance of GPC3, CD10 and CD34 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), dysplastic nodules (DN), cirrhotic regenerative nodules (CRN), focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and hepatocellular adenoma (HA).

METHODSImmunohistochemical study for GPC3, CD10, CD34 and AFP was performed on 80 cases of HCC (30 cases of well-differentiated HCC and 50 cases of advanced HCC), 30 cases of DN (18 cases of high-grade DN and 12 cases of low-grade DN), 36 cases of CRN, 20 cases of FNH and 20 cases of HA.

RESULTS(1) The positive expression rate of GPC3 was 92% (46/50) in advanced HCC, 66.7% (20/30) in well-differentiated HCC, 2/18 in high-grade DN, and 0 in low-grade DN, CRN, FNH and HA. The expression rate of GPC3 in well-differentiated HCC was lower than that in advanced HCC and higher than that in high-grade DN (P < 0.05). (2) The negative expression rate of CD10 was 78% (39/50) in advanced HCC, 43.3% (13/30) in well-differentiated HCC, 20% (4/20 and 4/20) in both FNH and HA, 2.8% (1/36) in CRN and 0 in both high-grade DN and low-grade DN. The occurrence of CD10-strongly positive cells was 2% (1/50) in advanced HCC, 16.7% (5/30) in well-differentiated HCC, 15/18 in high-grade DN, 11/12 in low-grade DN, 80.6% (29/36) in CRN and 60% (12/20 and 12/20) in both FNH and HA. The positive expression rate of CD10 in well-differentiated HCC was higher than that in advanced HCC and lower than that in high-grade DN, low-grade DN, CRN, FNH and HA (P < 0.05). (3) The positive expression rates of CD34 in advanced HCC and well-differentiated HCC ranged from 25% to 100% [and strongly positive in 76% (38/50) and 70% (21/30), respectively]. The rates in high-grade DN and low-grade DN ranged from 5% to 25% (and weakly positive in 16/18 and 10/12, respectively). In CRN, the rate ranged from 0 to 5% [and weakly positive in 27.8% (10/36)]. In FNH and HA, the positive rates ranged from 25% to 50%. The positive expression rate of CD34 in well-differentiated HCC was significantly higher than that in high-grade DN, low-grade DN, CRN, FNH and HA (P < 0.05). (4) The positive expression rate of AFP was 44% (22/50) in advanced HCC, 20% (6/30) in well-differentiated HCC, no expression in DN, LCN, LCN, FNH and HA. The positive expression rate of AFP in well-differentiated HCC was lower than that in advanced HCC and higher than that in LCN, FNH and HA. The different expression had statistical significance (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSGPC3 is a relatively sensitive and specific marker in pathologic diagnosis of HCC. When coupled with immunohistochemical results of CD34, CD10 and AFP, GPC3 is useful in differentiating HCC from DN, LCN, FNH and HA.

Adenoma, Liver Cell ; metabolism ; pathology ; Antigens, CD34 ; metabolism ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; metabolism ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; metabolism ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Focal Nodular Hyperplasia ; metabolism ; pathology ; Glypicans ; metabolism ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Liver Cirrhosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Liver Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Neprilysin ; metabolism ; alpha-Fetoproteins ; metabolism

Adenoma, Liver Cell ; metabolism ; pathology ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Focal Nodular Hyperplasia ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Liver ; chemistry ; pathology ; Liver Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A ; biosynthesis ; Young Adult