Development of a high grade dysplastic nodule in a case of congenital hepatic fibrosis

Ital J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1999 May;31(4):301-4.

Abstract

A 43-year-old male with a history of congenital hepatic fibrosis associated with large liver cell dysplasia developed a sizable lesion in the right lobe of the liver, which was, after a follow-up of 4 years, surgically removed on account of a suspected malignant transformation. Pathological examination showed an unencapsulated nodule with both architectural and cytological dysplastic changes, arising in a background of congenital hepatic fibrosis harbouring extranodular foci of large liver cell dysplasia. This report concerns the development of a high grade dysplastic nodule, a sizable hepatocellular lesion with suspected preneoplastic significance, in a patient with congenital hepatic fibrosis associated with large liver cell dysplasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis / congenital*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Precancerous Conditions / pathology*