Histopathology Liver disease Flashcards
Benign types
Haemangioma
Liver cell adenoma
Blie duct malformations
Focal nodular hyperplasia
Malignant
HCC Cholangiocarcinoma Angioarcoma heptaoblastoma Lymphoma Metastasis
Haemangioma description
Most common benign vascular tumour
Haemangioma detection
Incidental pick up and rarely rupture
Bile duct malformation epi
Common Incidental finding at surgery Often misinterpreted as metastasis Benign Along with bile duct adenoma
Liver cell adenoma more common in
Women
Liver cell adenoma associated with
Contraceptive use (this subtype is the least likely to turn malignant)
FNH Similar features to
Cirrhosis
FNH presentation
Tumour like malformation
Central scar
Can become very large
More common in women
HCC epi
- Most common primary malignant tumour
- More common in men
- 5th most common malignancy in men worldwide
HCC causes
- Cirrhosis
- Hep B/C
- ASH/NASH
- Autoimmune hepatitis, chronic biliary disease
HCC least common causes
- Haemochromatosis
- A1AT-defiency
- Wilson’s disease
Diagnostic test
Alpha-feto protein (large increase) (seen in more than 50% of HCC or testicular)
Fibrolamellar HCC
Occurs in younger people
No background cirrhosis
Better Prognosis
Hepatoblastoma occurs in
Children under 5 years
Hepatoblastoma epi
Most frequent liver tumour in children
Most are male
Hepatoblastoma Diagnosis
AFP often raised
Hepatoblastoma Appearance
Lobulated
Hepatoblastoma Prognosis
Good
Hepatoblastoma Histological
Different histological variants
Angiosarcoma epi
Rare but most common sarcoma of liver
Most common in men
Angiosarcoma causes
Thorotrast
Arsenic
Anabolic steroids
Vinyl chloride
Angiosarcoma prognosis
Poor