Review Article

Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Related Hepatocellular Nodular Lesions in Cirrhosis: Controversies, Challenges, and Expectations

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FNA of hepatocellular carcinoma with sarcomatoid change. (a) Loosely cohesive highly pleomorphic tumor cells exhibit sarcomatoid features. Note transgressing endothelium (Giemsa, ×400). (b) Spindle-shaped tumor cells and tumor giant cells bear no resemblance to hepatocytes. Transgressing endothelium abound (Papanicolaou, ×400).
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