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- Title
Liver cell dysplasia in cirrhosis. A serologic and immunohistochemical study.
- Authors
Roncalli, Massimo; Borzio, Mauro; De Biagi, Giorgio; Ferrari, Angelo R.; Macchi, Roberto; Tombesi, Vittoria M.; Servida, Ernesto; Roncalli, M; Borzio, M; De Biagi, G; Ferrari, A R; Macchi, R; Tombesi, V M; Servida, E
- Abstract
Liver cell dysplasia (LCD) was investigated for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and ferritin by serologic and immunohistochemical methods in 101 patients with cirrhosis. LCD was found in 30 cases (29.7%), with the highest incidence in cases of posthepatitic cirrhosis (67%). In the group of dysplastic cirrhosis (DC) 46.6% of the patients had active HBV infection (hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] serum positivity) compared with 7% of the patients with nondysplastic cirrhosis (NDC) (P less than 0.01). The mean serum AFP concentration was significantly raised in the DC group compared with that in the NDC group (P less than 0.05). In seven patients with LCD at the initial biopsy, the histologic followup showed the persistence of LCD in all cases, and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in three cases. In serologic HBsAg-positive cases, dysplastic cells, at variance with the surrounding liver parenchyma, were almost always negative for tissue HBsAg, and always negative for tissue hepatitis B core antigens (HBcAg). AFP was never detected in either normal or dysplastic cells. Ferritin was found in all cases, but dysplastic foci displayed a lesser amount of this protein. These serologic and immunohistochemical data strongly suggest a preneoplastic significance of LCD. The importance of monitoring cirrhotic patients with LCD and particularly those with HBV infection and/or increased AFP levels with more aggressive follow-up is also stressed.
- Subjects
ALPHA fetoproteins; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FERRITIN; HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma; IMMUNOENZYME technique; CIRRHOSIS of the liver; LIVER tumors; LONGITUDINAL method; PRECANCEROUS conditions; VIRAL antibodies; VIRAL antigens
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 1986, Vol 57, Issue 8, p1515
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(19860415)57:8<1515::AID-CNCR2820570813>3.0.CO;2-J