An ultrastructural study of mixed hepatoblastoma with osteoid elements
1975; Wiley; Volume: 36; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/1097-0142(197510)36
ISSN1097-0142
AutoresJan F. Silverman, Yao‐Shi Fu, Nancy B. McWilliams, Saul Kay,
Tópico(s)Liver physiology and pathology
ResumoA case of mixed hepatoblastoma with osteoid elements was studied by light and electron microscopy. The ultrastructure of the epithelial elements showed a lack of differentiation and simple cytoplasmic organelles. However, an occasional cytoplasmic crystalloid structure was seen. The ultrastructure of the osteoid foci showed fibroblast-like cells capable of collagen formation, clearly distinguishable from the epithelial elements. These cells had neoplastic characteristics of nuclear pleomorphism and high nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio. These findings support the belief that hepatoblastoma arises from a multipotential blastema capable of both epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation, with the osteoid elements being an intrinsic neoplastic component of the tumor.
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