Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma

BACKGROUNDS/AIMS Combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC) is an uncommon subtype of primary liver cancer that has rarely been reported in detail. This study was performed in order to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of cHCC-CC in single center. METHODS The clinicopathological features of patients diagnosed and operated with cHCC...

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in young patients after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze the clinicopathological characteristics and the prognostic factors for survival and recurrence of young patients who had undergone hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS Between 1990 and 2010, 31 patients aged 40 years or younger (younger patient group) among 811 consecutive patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who had undergone pri...

Exophytic combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma

Combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma (combined HCC-CC) is a rare subtype of liver cancer displaying components of both hepatocellular and cholangiocellular carcinoma. Not only are exophytic liver tumors very rare, but their diagnosis presents a challenge due to the uncertainty of the tumor origin. In this issue, we present a case of exophytic combined HCC-CC with unusual mor...

Combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma: pictorial review of Imaging findings and correlation with Clinicopathological features

Clinicopathological Characteristics in Combined Hepatocellular-Cholangiocarcinoma: A Single Center Study in Korea

PURPOSE Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (CHCC) is an uncommon form of cancer, and its clinicopathological features have rarely been reported in detail. This study was undertaken to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of CHCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS The clinicopathological features of patients diagnosed with CHCC at Severance Hospital between Janua...