2024
Clinicopathologic features and prognosis of steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma based on varying cutoffs of tumoral steatohepatitic changes
Zhang T, Niu N, Taddei T, Jain D, Zhang X. Clinicopathologic features and prognosis of steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma based on varying cutoffs of tumoral steatohepatitic changes. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2024, aqae136. PMID: 39418121, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSH-HCCSteatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaLiver diseaseHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionStage of fibrosisPresence of steatohepatitisOverall survivalHistological subtypesPrognostic factorsHCC subtypesBackground liverHCC casesClinicopathological featuresConventional HCCHistopathological patternsHyaline globulesTumor cellsMallory-Denk bodiesGlycogenated nucleiSteatotic liver diseaseHCCSurvival analysisSteatohepatitis
2020
Splenic-vasculature involvement is associated with poor prognosis in resected distal pancreatic cancer
Yin F, Saad M, Lin J, Jackson CR, Ren B, Lawson C, Karamchandani DM, Bernabeu BQ, Jiang W, Dhir T, Zheng R, Schultz CW, Zhang D, Thomas CL, Zhang X, Lai J, Schild M, Zhang X, Xie H, Liu X. Splenic-vasculature involvement is associated with poor prognosis in resected distal pancreatic cancer. Gastroenterology Report 2020, 9: 139-145. PMID: 34026221, PMCID: PMC8128010, DOI: 10.1093/gastro/goaa084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalLarger tumor sizeOverall survivalStage pT3Radiographic evidencePrognostic valueTumor sizePancreatic cancerPancreatic carcinomaPredictors of PFSPost-operative adjuvant chemotherapyShorter progression-free survivalDistal pancreatic cancerSplenic artery invasionSplenic vein invasionIndependent risk factorPapillary mucinous neoplasmAdjuvant chemotherapyLymphovascular invasionNodal metastasisVein involvementDistant metastasisPerineural invasionPoor prognosisRetrospective study
2019
Macrotrabecular Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Jeon Y, Benedict M, Taddei T, Jain D, Zhang X. Macrotrabecular Hepatocellular Carcinoma. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2019, 43: 943-948. PMID: 31135484, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlpha-FetoproteinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularDisease ProgressionFemaleHepatectomyHepatitis BHepatitis CHumansLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingProgression-Free SurvivalRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTumor BurdenConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaHCC subtypesHigh alpha-fetoprotein levelsWorse recurrence-free survivalDistinct HCC subtypeHepatitis C infectionRecurrence-free survivalAlpha-fetoprotein levelsAnaplastic tumor cellsHigh histologic gradePoor overall survivalConventional hepatocellular carcinomaHigh recurrence rateHigher AJCC stageDetailed pathologic evaluationMacrotrabecular patternC infectionPrimary resectionHepatitis BOverall survivalPathologic evaluationAJCC stageClinicopathologic featuresHistologic subtypeRecurrence rate