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Two case reports of childhood liver cell adenomas harboring beta-catenin abnormalities.
Human pathology - 1 Aug 2002
Takayasu Hajime, Motoi Toru, Kanamori Yutaka, Kitano Yoshihiro, Nakanishi Hiroko, Tange Tsuyoshi, Nakagawara Akira, Hashizume Kohei
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The benign epithelial neoplasm liver cell adenoma is rare, especially in childhood. We report 2 such cases, 1 of which was associated with Prader-Willi syndrome. Differential diagnosis of the liver cell adenomas on the basis of histopathologic findings proved difficult and was based on the absence of cellular and nuclear atypia, mitotic activity, and invasive growth. In both cases, immunohistochemical staining...
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