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Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Combined Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma

Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Combined Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma Acta Cytologica Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Combined Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma A Case Report David Gibbons, M.D., and Antonio de las Morenas, M.D. BACKGROUND: The finding of a dual cellular popula- possibility of a combined hepatocellular carcinoma and tion in a liver fine needle aspirate, in the appropriate clin- cholangiocarcinoma and is unlikely to represent metasta- ical context, raises many tic disease. This variant of differential diagnoses, in- hepatocellular carcinoma is This entity should be considered cluding combined hepatocel- rare and constitutes 1–5% of lular carcinoma and cholan- primary liver carcinomas. It when a careful and meticulous giocarcinoma, a relatively is important to make this di- evaluation...demonstrates a dual rare form of primary liver agnosis and to separate this carcinoma. tumor from the usual hepato- population of cells in a liver CASE: A hepatitis C– cellular carcinoma and aspirate.... positive patient with cirrho- metastatic carcinoma, since sis and rapidly worsening it may give rise to pure liver failure underwent fine needle aspiration of two ra- cholangiocarcinomatous metastatic deposits, adding diologically detected liver masses. Abundant material to the diagnostic difficulties. (Acta Cytol 1997;41:1269– composed of two cell populations, one typical of hepato- 1272) cellular carcinoma and one with features http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Combined Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma

Gibbons, David; de las Morenas, Antonio
Acta Cytologica , Volume 41 (Suppl 1): 4 – Jan 1, 2011
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Karger
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© 1997 S. Karger AG, Basel
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0001-5547
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1938-2650
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10.1159/000333518
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Acta Cytologica Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Combined Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma A Case Report David Gibbons, M.D., and Antonio de las Morenas, M.D. BACKGROUND: The finding of a dual cellular popula- possibility of a combined hepatocellular carcinoma and tion in a liver fine needle aspirate, in the appropriate clin- cholangiocarcinoma and is unlikely to represent metasta- ical context, raises many tic disease. This variant of differential diagnoses, in- hepatocellular carcinoma is This entity should be considered cluding combined hepatocel- rare and constitutes 1–5% of lular carcinoma and cholan- primary liver carcinomas. It when a careful and meticulous giocarcinoma, a relatively is important to make this di- evaluation...demonstrates a dual rare form of primary liver agnosis and to separate this carcinoma. tumor from the usual hepato- population of cells in a liver CASE: A hepatitis C– cellular carcinoma and aspirate.... positive patient with cirrho- metastatic carcinoma, since sis and rapidly worsening it may give rise to pure liver failure underwent fine needle aspiration of two ra- cholangiocarcinomatous metastatic deposits, adding diologically detected liver masses. Abundant material to the diagnostic difficulties. (Acta Cytol 1997;41:1269– composed of two cell populations, one typical of hepato- 1272) cellular carcinoma and one with features

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Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: liver neoplasms; hepatocellular carcinoma; cholangiocarcinoma

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