Diagnosis of well-differentiated hepatocellular lesions:
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The most common problems encountered in the differential diagnosis of hepatocellular lesions are: (a) adenoma vs well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in non-cirrhotic liver, (b) focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) vs adenoma in non-cirrhotic liver, and (c) HCC vs high grade dysplastic nodules and other non-neoplastic nodules in cirrhotic liver. This discussion provides an update of immunohistochemistry and other techniques that aid in this differential diagnosis.
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