2021
α-Fetoprotein mRNA in situ hybridisation is a highly specific marker of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multi-centre study
Lu SX, Huang YH, Liu LL, Zhang CZ, Yang X, Yang YZ, Shao CK, Li JM, Xie D, Zhang X, Jain D, Yun JP. α-Fetoprotein mRNA in situ hybridisation is a highly specific marker of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multi-centre study. British Journal Of Cancer 2021, 124: 1988-1996. PMID: 33824478, PMCID: PMC8184895, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-021-01363-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaHepatocytic lesionsDiagnosis of HCCLiver biopsy cohortHepatocyte paraffin 1Independent retrospective cohortsBenign liver lesionsMulti-center studyGood diagnostic valueNovel diagnostic biomarkersArginase-1 (Arg-1) proteinsΑ-fetoprotein mRNASurgical cohortRetrospective cohortBiopsy cohortHepPar-1Arg-1Liver lesionsDiagnostic biomarkersDiagnostic valueMalignancy lesionsLesionsGlypican3CohortSpecific markers
2013
Immunohistochemical pitfalls and the importance of glypican 3 and arginase in the diagnosis of scirrhous hepatocellular carcinoma
Krings G, Ramachandran R, Jain D, Wu TT, Yeh MM, Torbenson M, Kakar S. Immunohistochemical pitfalls and the importance of glypican 3 and arginase in the diagnosis of scirrhous hepatocellular carcinoma. Modern Pathology 2013, 26: 782-791. PMID: 23348905, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, ScirrhousAdultAgedArginaseBile Duct NeoplasmsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularChi-Square DistributionCholangiocarcinomaDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic ErrorsFemaleGlypicansHumansImmunohistochemistryLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsConceptsScirrhous hepatocellular carcinomaClassical hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinoma casesGlypican-3Carcinoma casesMarked stromal fibrosisEpithelial cell adhesion moleculeMetastatic adenocarcinomaIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaStromal fibrosisCytokeratin 7Needle biopsyFrequent positivityCell adhesion moleculeHepPar-1Immunohistochemical pitfallsMorphological subtypesCarcinomaAdenocarcinomaHepatocellular differentiationCytokeratin 19Erroneous diagnosisReliable markerAdhesion molecules