[Proliferative lesions in thorotrast-deposited livers pertaining to the development of primary cancers]

Gan No Rinsho. 1984 Jan;30(1):23-34.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We obtained human cadavers livers with thorotrast deposits and examined them light microscopically. The bile ducts of the large portal tract exhibited many foci of intraductal papillary hyperplasia including some severe atypical foci. The proliferation of bile ductules at the periportal zone was more marked in cases with cholangiocarcinoma than in those with other diseases. Micro-peliosis, in which the number of lining endothelial cells was significantly increased, was prominent in angiosarcoma cases. We suggest that advanced micro-peliosis represents a specific proliferative lesion pertaining to the development of angiosarcoma. There were many hyperplastic lesions of hepatocytes with structural deformity that often proceeded to vague nodular growth.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / etiology
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bile Ducts / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / etiology*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
  • Female
  • Hemangiosarcoma / etiology*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Liver / pathology*
  • Liver / radiation effects
  • Liver Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / pathology*
  • Thorium Dioxide / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Thorium Dioxide