1. Chapter 13
Hepatic Tumors, Benign 1
Hepatocellular adenoma, telangiectatic type (inflammatory hepatocellular adenoma)
Case 13.2

2. Clinical Presentation13
Hepatic Tumors, Benign 2
Clinical Presentation
A pleasant 44-year-old woman was noted during a routine physical exam to have a liver mass.
She had a history of using oral contraceptives.
MRI showed a liver lesion with signal characteristics not typical for hemangioma and suggestive of fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma.

3. Laboratory Values Course in Hospital AST: 91 ALT: 60 Alk Phos: 19313
Hepatic Tumors, Benign 3
Laboratory Values
AST: 91
ALT: 60
Alk Phos: 193
Total Bilirubin: 0.6
Total Protein: 6.9
Albumin: 4.3
α-Fetoprotein: 0.8
Course in Hospital
No core biopsy was performed and the tumor was resected.

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Pathology
The tumor measured 8 × 7 × 4.2 cm and was variegated tan-brown and nodular.
Microscopically the tumor was composed of cytologically benign hepatocytes forming normal sized hepatic cords with variable and often prominent sinusoidal dilatation (a, b).
Figure 13.2(a)
Figure 13.2(b)

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Pathology
Scattered within the tumor were portal-like structures with no interlobular bile ducts; however, peripherally located ductules were present (c), confirmed on the positive CK7 immunoperoxidase stain (d).
There was no evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Figure 13.2(c)
Figure 13.2(d)

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Hepatic Tumors, Benign 6
Diagnosis
Hepatocellular adenoma, telangiectatic type (inflammatory hepatocellular adenoma, IHCA)

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Comment
This variant of hepatocellular adenoma is associated with focally dilated sinusoids and small portal-like structures with adjacent ductules.
The differential diagnosis often includes focal nodular hyperplasia which also has fibrosis and ductules.
Additionally fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma which oftentimes has a central scar is also often considered in the differential diagnosis based on imaging (as in this case example), where biopsy clearly distinguishes between the two.

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Hepatic Tumors, Benign 8
Comment
Table 13.3 (Hepatocellular adenoma versus focal nodular hyperplasia) in Chapter 13 shows the similarities and differences between the two benign hepatic tumors, both by routine and immuno-histochemical staining.
Although the ductules in this case example are obvious on the routine H&E stain, confirmation with CK7 immunoperoxidase stain can be helpful for confirmation.