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Hepatic angiomyolipoma: mutation analysis and immunohistochemical pitfalls in diagnosis.
Histopathology - 1 Jul 2018
Yan Zhen, Grenert James P, Joseph Nancy M, Ren Chuanli, Chen Xin, Shafizadeh Nafis, Kakar Sanjay
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Hepatic angiomyolipoma (AML) often shows epithelioid morphology with inconspicuous fat. Epithelioid component can mimic hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) or carcinoma (HCC). The aims of this study were to examine the expression of commonly used markers for HCA or HCC in hepatic AML and highlight pitfalls in diagnosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Resected hepatic AMLs (n = 16) were reviewed; reticulin stain,...
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