Diagnostic utility and limitations of glutamine synthetase and serum amyloid-associated protein immunohistochemistry in the distinction of focal nodular hyperplasia and inflammatory hepatocellular adenoma
Joseph NM, Ferrell LD, Jain D, Torbenson MS, Wu TT, Yeh MM, Kakar S. Diagnostic utility and limitations of glutamine synthetase and serum amyloid-associated protein immunohistochemistry in the distinction of focal nodular hyperplasia and inflammatory hepatocellular adenoma. Modern Pathology 2013, 27: 62-72. PMID: 23807780, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2013.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoma, Liver CellAdolescentAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyC-Reactive ProteinChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic ErrorsFemaleFocal Nodular HyperplasiaGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseHumansImmunohistochemistryInflammation MediatorsLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsSerum Amyloid A ProteinYoung AdultConceptsSerum amyloid-associated proteinFocal nodular hyperplasiaAmyloid-associated proteinsInflammatory hepatocellular adenomaNodular hyperplasiaHepatocellular adenomaStaining patternDuctular reactionFibrous stromaFocal nodular hyperplasia casesMap-like patternOverlapping histological featuresGlutamine synthetase stainingHistological featuresProtein immunohistochemistryHyperplasia casesIndeterminate lesionsPositive stainingHyperplasiaDiagnostic utilityAdenomasBlood vesselsFrequent overlapStainingDiagnostic errorsImmunohistochemical 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