A unique case of lymphoepithelioma-like HCC with osteoclast-like giant cells: CT imaging features with pathologic correlations.
Barbara FrittoliAnna CastaldoMarika SantarsiereRaffaele AscioneGiulia TanziAndrea PonsiglioneGian Luca BaiocchiLuigi GrazioliPublished in: Clinical journal of gastroenterology (2023)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of the liver, with several histological variants being reported in literature. Hereby, we describe a case of a 77-year-old man with chronic liver disease referred to our department for performing a computed tomography (CT) due to a liver mass discovered at an abdominal ultrasound follow-up. At CT, a large, ill-defined lesion in the third hepatic segment was detected, characterized by progressive and delayed enhancement with minimal retraction of the hepatic capsule, associated with perihepatic adipose tissue inhomogeneity, mimicking a cholangiocarcinoma. At histopathological evaluation, the lesion turned out to be an HCC with lymphoepithelioma-like component and osteoclastic-like giant cells. This report focuses on the clinicopathological and radiological features of this unique case.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- image quality
- induced apoptosis
- contrast enhanced
- adipose tissue
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cell cycle arrest
- systematic review
- oxidative stress
- multiple sclerosis
- insulin resistance
- high resolution
- signaling pathway
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- type diabetes
- magnetic resonance
- copy number
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- metabolic syndrome
- pi k akt
- ultrasound guided