Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - tumor - Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

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Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - tumor

Other malignancies

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Reviewers: Deepali Jain, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 9 January 2013, last major update February 2012
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General
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● Rare (<40 cases reported); mean age 58 years
● Usually solitary, 5-20 cm
● Poor prognosis; usually death within 1 year (World J Surg Oncol 2012 Jan 5;10:2); ezrin may have prognostic value (Am J Surg Pathol 2008;32:1144)

Gross images
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Various images

Micro description
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● 90% are storiform-pleomorphic type, 10% myxoid type

Micro images
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Various images

Combined MFH-HCC

Differential diagnosis
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● Cholangiocarcinoma
● Sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma: cirrhosis present

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