Difference between revisions of "Category:Liver, Primary Tumours"

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Primary tumours are not as common as secondary tumours. They may arise from each of the four main tissues within the liver, liver parenchymal cells (hepatoma, liver cell carcinoma), bile ducts (cholangioma, bile duct carcinoma), blood vessels (haemangioma, haemangiosarcoma), connective tissue (fibroma, sarcoma). NB: Liver cell tumours and malignant bile duct tumours are the two most common primary hepatic neoplasms. Liver cell tumours are usually seen as discrete masses within the liver parenchyma. The tumour tissue is usually reddish brown in colour. It can be malignant, metastases occuring to the local lymph nodes and lungs.

Adenoma

Carcinoma

Haemangiosarcoma

Cholangiocellular - bile duct

can be primary in the liver
other predilection sites
- spleen
- right auricle of the heart
prevalent in large breeds

Pages in category "Liver, Primary Tumours"

The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.

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-====Carcinoma====
+====[[Carcinoma]]====
-===Hepatocytic===
-*more in dogs and cats
-=====Gross=====
-*can be difficult to distinguish grossly from adenomas
-*usually one single large mass and additional smaller masses (intrahepatic metastases)
-*may have features of malignancy such as internal necrosis and haemorrhage
-=====Microscopically=====
-*can be very variable appearing as sheets or cords of neoplastic cells
-*cells generally smaller with a higher nucleus to cytoplasmic ratio
-===Cholangiocellular - bile duct===
-====Adenoma====