The strengths and weaknesses of gross and histopathological evaluation in hepatocellular carcinoma: a brief review

Abstract Careful pathological analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) specimens is essential for definitive diagnosis and patient prognostication. Tumor size and focality, gross patterns, macro- and microvascular invasion, degree of histological differentiation and expression of Keratin 19 (K19)...

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Main Authors: Sebastião N. Martins-Filho, Venâncio Avancini Ferreira Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Surgical and Experimental Pathology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42047-019-0047-6