Kenta Makino, Takamichi Ishii, Haruhiko Takeda, Yoichi Saito, Yukio Fujiwara, Masakazu Fujimoto, Takashi Ito, Satoshi Wakama, Ken Kumagai, Fumiaki Munekage, Hiroshi Horie, Katsuhiro Tomofuji, Yu Oshima, Elena Yukie Uebayashi, Takayuki Kawai, Satoshi Ogiso, Ken Fukumitsu, Atsushi Takai, Hiroshi Seno, Etsuro Hatano
Cholangiolocarcinoma (CLC) is a primary liver carcinoma that resembles the canals of Hering and that has been reported to be associated with stem cell features. Due to its rarity, the nature of CLC remains unclear, and its pathological classification remains controversial. To clarify the positioning of CLC in primary liver cancers and identify characteristics that could distinguish CLC from other liver cancers, we performed integrated analyses using whole-exome sequencing (WES), immunohistochemistry, and a retrospective review of clinical information on eight CLC cases and two cases of recurrent CLC...
February 16, 2024: Journal of Pathology