학술논문

Composite liver tumors: a radiologic-pathologic correlation.
Document Type
article
Source
Clinical and molecular hepatology. 20(4)
Subject
Humans
Carcinoma
Hepatocellular
Cholangiocarcinoma
Liver Neoplasms
alpha-Fetoproteins
CA-19-9 Antigen
Tomography
X-Ray Computed
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Risk Factors
Survival Analysis
Phenotype
Bi-phenotypic tumors
Computed tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Hepatoceullular carcinoma
Carcinoma
Hepatocellular
Tomography
X-Ray Computed
Computed tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Language
Abstract
Bi-phenotypic neoplasm refers to tumors derived from a common cancer stem cell with unique capability to differentiate histologically into two distinct tumor types. Bi-phenotypic hepatocellular carcinoma-cholangiocarcinoma (HCC-CC), although a rare tumor, is important for clinicians to recognize, since treatment options targeting both elements of the tumor are crucial. Imaging findings of bi-phenotypic HCC-CC are not specific and include features of both HCC and CC. A combination of imaging and immuno-histochemical analysis is usually needed to make the diagnosis.