18
Views
44
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Fibrolamellar Carcinoma of Liver: A Primary Malignant Oncocytic Carcinoid?

, , , &
Pages 539-552 | Accepted 10 Jun 1986, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

References

  • Edmonson HA. Differential diagnosis of tumors and tumor-like lesions of the liver in infancy and childhood. Am J Dis Child 1956; 91: 168–186
  • Berman M M, Libbey N P, Foster JH. Hepatocellular carcinoma. Polygonal cell type with fibrous stroma—An atypical variant with a favorable prognosis. Cancer 1980; 46: 1448–1455
  • Craig J R, Peters R L, Edmondson H A, Omata M. Fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver. A tumor of adolescents and young adults with distinctive clinico-pathologic features. Cancer 1980; 46: 372–379
  • Slavutin L J, Diamond N. Case report. Hepatocellular carcinoma with lamellar fibrosis: An important histological variant. Pathol 1981; 13: 775–781
  • Borel B, Chasle J, Raffy P, Rousselot P. Le carcinome fibrolamellaire du foie. A propos d'un observation. Arch Anat Cytol Path 1982; 30: 109–112
  • Farhi D C, Shikes R H, Silverberg SG. Ultra-structure of fibrolamellar oncocytic hepatoma. Cancer 1982; 50: 702–709
  • Goodman ZD. Fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver—Case for diagnosis. Milit Med 1982; 147: 778–779
  • Minar E, Lochs H, Dragosics B, Potzi R, Egger P T, Marosi L, Czembirek H. Sonderform eines hepatozellulären Karzinoms mit günstigem Verlauf. Z Gastroenterol 1982; 20: 384–392
  • Paradinos F J, Melia W M, Wilkinson M L. High serum vitamin B12 binding capacity as a marker of the fibrolamellar variant of hepatocellular carcinoma. Brit Med J 1982; 285: 840–842
  • Wong L K, Link D P, Frey C F, Ruebner B H, Tesluk H, Pimstone NR. Fibrolamellar hepato-carcinoma: Radiology, management, and pathology. AJR 1982; 139: 172–175
  • Baithun S I, Pollock DJ. Oncocytic hepatocellular tumour. Histopath 1983; 7: 107–112
  • Choux R, Payan M J, Charpin C, Boustière C, Oddon J H, Lebreuil G. Un nouveau cas de carcinome fibro-lamellaire du foie avec ultrastructure. Arch Anat Cytol Path 1983; 31: 283–286
  • Lefkowitch J H, Muschel R, Price J B, Marboe C, Braunhut S. Copper and copper-binding protein in fibrolamellar liver cell carcinoma. Cancer 1983; 51: 97–100
  • Wetzel W J, Costin J L, Petrino RL. Fibrolamellar carcinoma: Distinctive clinical and morphologic variant of hepatoma. South Med J 1983; 76: 796–798
  • Collier W A, Bloom S R, Hodgson H JF, Weinbren K, Lee Y C, Blumgart LH. Neurotensin secretion by fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver. Lancet 1984; 1: 538–540
  • Payne C M, Nagle R B, Borduin V F, Kim A. An ultrastructural evaluation of the cell organelle specificity of the uranaffin reaction in two human endocrine neoplasms. J Submicrosc Cytol 1983; 15: 833–841
  • Payne CM. A quantitative ultrastructural evaluation of the ceil organelle specificity of the uranaffin reaction in normal human platelets. Amer J Clin Pathol 1984; 81: 62–70
  • Payne C M, Nagle R B, Borduin VF. An ultra-structural cytochemical stain specific for neuroendocrine neoplasms. Lab Invest 1984; 51: 350–365
  • Sternberger LA. Immunocytochemistry (2nd ed.). John Wiley, New York 1979
  • Hsu S M, Raine L, Fanger H. The use of avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex (ABC) in immuno-peroxidase techniques: A comparison between ABC and unlabelled antibody (PAP) procedures. J Histochem Cytochem 1981; 29: 577–580
  • Spurr AR. A low viscosity epoxy resin embedding medium for electron microscopy. J Ultrastruct Res 1969; 26: 31–43
  • Richards J G, Da Prada M. Uranaffin reaction: A new cytochemical technique for the localization of adenine nucleotides in organelles storing biogenic amines. J Histochem Cytochem 1977; 25: 1322–1336
  • Stromeyer F W, Ishak K G, Gerber M A, Mathew T. Ground glass cells in hepatocellular carcinoma. Amer J Clin Pathol 1980; 74: 254–258
  • Becker FF. Hepatoma—Nature's model tumor. Amer J Pathol 1974; 74: 179–210
  • Livni N, Behar, Brautbar N. Ultrastructure of hepatocellular carcinoma in a cirrhotic liver. Isr J Med Sci 1977; 13: 590–599
  • Gould VE. Neuroendocrinomas and neuroendocrine carcinomas. APUD cell system neoplasms and their aberrant secretory activities. Pathol Ann 1977; 12: 33–62
  • Gould V E, Jao W, Battifora H. Ultrastructural analysis in the differential diagnosis of breast tumors. The significance of myoepithelial cells, basal lamina, intracytoplasmic lumina and secretory granules. Path Res Pract 1980; 167: 45–70
  • Ma M H, Blackburn C RB. Fine structure of primary liver tumors and tumor-bearing livers in man. Cancer Res 1973; 33: 1766–1774
  • Herrera G A, Crofts J L, Roberts CR. Neurosecretory granule-like structures in lymphomas. Hum Pathol 1980; 11: 449–457
  • Nagle R B, Payne C M, Clark V. Comparison of the usefulness of immunohistochemistry and ultrastructural cytochemistry in the identification of neuroendocrine neoplasms. Amer J Clin Pathol 1986; 85: 289–296
  • Marangos P J, Parma A M, Goodwin FK. Functional properties of neuronal and glial isoenzymes of brain enolase. J Neurochem 1978; 31: 727–732
  • Schmechel D, Marangos P J, Brightman M. Neurone-specific enolase is a molecular marker for peripheral and central neuroendocrine cells. Nature 1978; 276: 834–836
  • Tapia F J, Barbosa A JA, Marangos P J, Polak J M, Bloom SR. Dermody C. Neuron-specific enolase is produced by neuroendocrine tumours. Lancet 1981; 1: 808–811
  • Marangos P J, Campbell I C, Schmechel D C, Murphy D L, Goodwin FK. Blood platelets contain a neuron-specific enolase subunit. J Neurochem 1980; 34: 1254–1258
  • Haimoto H, Takahashi Y, Koshikawa T, Nagura H, Kato K. Immunohistochemical localization of γ-enolase in normal human tissues other than nervous and neuroendocrine tissues. Lab Invest 1985; 52: 257–263
  • Maltz C, Lightdale C J, Winawer SJ. Hepatocellular carcinoma. New directions in etiology. Amer J Gastroent 1980; 74: 361–365
  • Palmer P E, Wolfe HJ. α1-Antitrypsin deposition in primary hepatic carcinomas. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1976; 100: 232–236
  • Edmondson HA. Tumors of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts. Atlas of Tumor Pathology (AFIP) 1958; 105–111, Sect VII, Fasc 25
  • Cruickshank AH. The pathology of 111 cases of primary hepatic malignancy collected in the Liverpool region. J Clin Pathol 1961; 14: 120–131
  • Ali M, Fayemi O, Braun EV. Malignant APU-Doma of the liver with symptomatic intractable hypoglycemia. Cancer 1978; 42: 686–692
  • Warner T FCS, Seo I S, Madura J A, Polak J M, Pearse A GE. Pancreatic-polypeptide-producing apudoma of the liver. Cancer 1980; 46: 1146–1151
  • Gould V E, Banner B F, Baerwaldt M. Neuroendocrine neoplasms in unusual primary sites. Diag Histopathol 1981; 4: 263–277
  • Johnson FD. Ectopic ACTH syndrome in APUD tumors. Oncol 1982; 39: 358–361
  • Norgaard T, Bardram L. Endocrine liver tumor differential diagnosis from hepatocellular carcinoma. Histopath 1985; 9: 777–781
  • Christie AC. Three cases illustrating the presence of argentaffin (Kultschitzky) cells in the human gall-bladder. J Clin Path 1954; 7: 318–321
  • Martinez I, Racotta R, Russek M. Hepatic chromaffin cells. Life Sci 1974; 15: 267–271
  • Wisse E, Van't Noordende J M, Van der Meulen J, Daems W Th. The pit cell: Description of a new type of cell occurring in rat liver sinusoids and peripheral blood. Cell Tiss Res 1976; 173: 423–435
  • Ferri S. Ultrastructural study of the pit cell in a freshwater teleost liver. Arch d'Anat Microsc 1981; 70: 109–115
  • Gerber M A, Thung SN. Hepatic oncocytes. Incidence, staining characteristics, and ultra-structural features. Amer J Clin Pathol 1981; 75: 498–503
  • Lefkowitch J H, Arborgh B AM, Scheuer PJ. Oxyphilic granular hepatocytes. Mitochondrion-rich liver cells in hepatic disease. Amer J Clin Pathol 1980; 74: 432–441

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.