1M-LIVER PANC BILIARY Flashcards
As a way to protect itself, the liver transforms the liver parenchyma into regenerative nodules
NODULAR REGENERATIVE HYPERPLASIA (NRH)
Distinguishing features of NRH from Liver Cirrhosis
- Absent fibrous septa
- Minimal inflammation
- Liver parenchyma softer (d/t lack of fibrosis)
- Nodules are less well defined
Cause of NRH
Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension
Others: - autoimmune diseases - common variable immunodeficiency - hematological disorders -drugs: azathioprine, didanosine, and oxaliplatin
Rare entity in which the nodules may be larger than in NRH and are often restricted to the perihilar region, mimicking a neoplasm
Partial nodular transformation
Grossly, this presents as a subcapsular, gray-white, solid mass that is sometimes pedunculated.
On cut section, a white depressed area of fibrosis is often seen in the center, with broad strands radiating from it to the periphery in a stellate configuration
FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA (FNH)
FNH: T or F
- MC in 3rd-5th decade
- MC in women
- Most cases are symptomatic
- Usually multicentric
FALSE
- MC in 3rd-5th decade
- MC in women
- > 80% of cases are ASYMPTOMATIC
- > Usually SOLITARY
* Multicentricity is higher in pediatric cases; assoc with vascular lesions
Pathogenesis of FNH
Unknown
Possible causes:
- Relationship with oral contraceptives
- Vascular anomalies or hyperplastic/regenerative response to localized insult in liver parenchyma
Characteristic finding of FNH
Central stellate scar
Microscopic features of FNH
-Nodular appearance with a central stellate scar
-Large, thick walled blood vessels present in the fibrous bands
-Patchy ductular reaction (composed of
lymphocytes and plasma cells) at the
junction of fibrous septa
-Map-like reactivity
Map-like reactivity of FNH
- with glutamine synthetase
- to differentiate FNH from hepatocellular adenoma (liver cell adenoma)
FNH differential diagnosis
- Hepatocellular adenoma
- Well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma
- Cirrhosis
What stain is used in diagnosing FNH to differentiate benign from malignant liver
Reticulin stain
*Benign liver: hepatic trabeculae less than 3-cell thick
- MC in 3rd to 5th decade
- MC in women
- Most are symptomatic
- Linked to oral contraceptive use
HEPATOCELLULAR ADENOMA
Usual symptom presenting in pxs with HCA
Fatal intraperitoneal hemorrhage
T or F: HCA can regress
TRUE
*Because of its link with contraceptives use, they can regress if contraceptives are discontinued.
Solitary lesion in non-cirrhotic livers, usually in the right lobe
HEPATOCELLULAR ADENOMA
HCA assoc with steatosis & insulin resistance
IHC: Absence of LFABP
Absent inflammation and nuclear atypia
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α (HNF1α) mutations
HCA that is most highly correlated with malignant transformation
Catenin beta-1 (CTNNB1) mutation
HCA assoc with male gender, androgen use, and glycogenesis
There is patchy nuclear staining
Mild atypia with focal rosette formation; no inflammation and steatosis
Catenin beta-1 (CTNNB1) mutation
Most common type of HCA
Inflammatory or telangiectatic adenoma
HCA assoc with male gender & increased BMI; presents with fever
Has sinusoidal dilatation and dystrophic vessels filled with RBCs and inflammatory cells
Normal LFABP
Inflammatory or telangiectatic adenoma
o Cirrhotic liver nodules greater than 1.0cm
o Normal architecture and intact reticulin
o Probably not pre-malignant
Regenerative nodules (low-grade dysplastic nodules)
Nodules in cirrhotic px with both architectural and cytologic atypia
(Hepatocytes are larger with slight increase in nucleus-cytoplasm ratio)
High grade dysplastic nodules
Difference between the two types of liver cell dysplasia
SMALL CELL CHANGE
- More ominous -> premalignant
- Increased N:C ratio -> dec. cytoplasm, mod. enlarged nucleus
LARGE CELL CHANGE
- Preserved N:C ratio -> both nuclear and cytoplasmic enlargement
- Nuclear pleomorphism, hyperchromasia, multinucleation
Most common primary malignant neoplasm of the liver
HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Predisposing factors for HCC
o Hepatotropic viruses (HBV and HCV) - Pxs w/ HBV who are male, African-american, aflatoxin exposure, alcohol use - Pxs w/ HBV coinfected w/ HCV - Higher levels of HBV DNA - Positivity to HBE antigen - Infected w/ HBV longer o Alcohol use o Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease o Thorium dioxide (Thorotrast) o Aspergillus flavus (alfatoxin B1)
T or F: Hep B positive patients will develop HCC
FASLE
*Not all, only 30%
Microscopic patterns of HCC
Pseudoglandular - has bile pigments; some areas retain polygonal shape of hepatocytes
Trabecular - forms cords or bands of neoplastic cells
Solid - solid sheets of tumor
Most common pattern of growth of HCC
Trabecular
Characteristics to diagnose well-differentiated HCC
- Unpaired arteries
- Absence of portal triads
- Endothelial wrapping with bile pigments seen in cytologic specimens
HCC seen in young patients without cirrhosis
Has favorable prognosis
- nests and cords of neoplastic cells surrounded by lamellar bands of fibrosis
- deeply eosinophilic abundant cytoplasm & prominent nucleoli
FIBROLAMELLAR VARIANT OF HCC
HCC grading
“Edmondson and Steinier”
o G1: well-differentiated
o G2: moderately-differentiated
o G3: poorly- differentiated
- Grading is reserved for resected specimen
Portal venous system involvement of HCC
80%
Location of metastases in HCC
Lungs
Abdominal lymph node
Bone
Treatment for HCC
- Resection: first line therapy
- Liver transplantation
- Ablative therapy: single small tumors
Criteria for liver transplantation in treating patients with HCC
Milan criteria
- Single tumor <5cm
- 2-3 nodules all <3cm
- Without gross vascular invasion or hepatic spread
Most common pediatric liver tumor
HEPATOBLASTOMA
MC age of presentation of Hepatoblastoma
First 3 years of life
Hepatic tumor characteristics:
- majority are sporadic
- elevated serum AFP
- 67% are pure/epithelial type
- extramedullary hematopoiesis
HEPATOBLASTOMA
What conditions is hepatoblastoma associated with?
Beckwith-wiedemann syndrome, trisomy 18, familial colonic polyposis
Which variant of Hepatoblastoma?
Hepatocytes arranged in irregular laminae two cells thick; cells are smaller, more hyperchromatic, with a clear cytoplasm
FETAL VARIANT
Which variant of Hepatoblastoma?
More immature and predominantly solid pattern, but also ribbons, rosettes and papillary formation; vesicular nuclei that are larger and nuclear molding
EMBRYONAL VARIANT
Hepatoblastoma that may consist of spindled cells, osteoid, skeletal muscle, or cartilage; teratoid features
MIXED EMBRYONAL-MESENCHYMAL
Hepatoblastoma types that are distinguished by low levels of AFP. Have poor prognosis
CHOLANGIOBLASTIC AND MACROTRABECULAR
Hepatoblastoma which contains a tubular component with cholangioblastic features
CHOLANGIOBLASTIC TYPE
Hepatoblastoma type that can mimic HCC
MACROTRABECULAR TYPE
Clinical features:
- Most occur after 60 years
- Has male predilection
- Often asymptomatic
INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
Genetic mutation involved in IHCC
KRAS mutation
Most IHC cases are asymptomatic but…
Intrahepatic vs Extrahepatic CC Sxs when symptomatic
INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
-Abdominal pain & weight loss
EXTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
-Jaundice
IHCC risk factors
o Fibropolycystic liver disease
o Chronic inflammatory conditions (primary
sclerosing cholangitis and Opisthorhis and
Clonorchis infection)
o Hepatolithiasis
o Chronic liver disease
Microscopic characteristics:
- Tubular glands that appear normal with prominent reactive, sclerotic, fibrous, desmoplastic stroma
- On a closer look, there is heterogeneity of neoplastic cells. There is variation in nuclear size and irregularity of nuclear membranes
- There is perineural invasion
INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
Most common benign tumor of the liver
HEMANGIOMA
A vascular tumor of the liver that may rupture and lead to spontaneous bleeding
HEMANGIOMA
Microscopic characteristics:
Dilated vascular spaces lined by flat endothelial cells filled with RBCs within dense fibrous stroma
HEMANGIOMA
Early vs Late stage Hemangioma
EARLY STAGE:
- Typical spongy deep red cut surface in
hemangioma of the liver.
LATER STAGE:
- Tumor accompanied by large fibrin deposits secondary to thrombosis.
Almost exclusively occurs in children; sometimes in neonates
BENIGN (INFANTILE) HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA
- Highly cellular variant of hemangioma that typically appears in a lobular pattern
- The dilated BV are smaller, lined by one or more layers of plump endothelial cells, and are surrounded by prominent perithelial cells
- Elevated serum AFP
- Some may regress
BENIGN (INFANTILE) HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA
Conditions assoc with BENIGN (INFANTILE) HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA
o Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
o Hepatic failure
o CHF
o Hyperconsumptive coagulopathy (Kasabach-Meritt syndrome)