A STUDY OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA AMONG JAPANESE FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF MORPHO-DEVELOPMENTAL PATHOLOGY

GROSS ANATOMICAL TYPES CLASSIFIED IN ITS RELATION TO CAPSULE FORMATION

Abstract

In view of the recent progress in the diagnosis of HCC in its early stage by such means as AFP and celiac angiography, making surgery a hopeful reality, a study comparing gross pathology and angiograms is desirable. The described classification which is based on the combination of two parameters, namely, the presence or absence of cirrhosis in the nontumorous portion (A-C) and the mode of growth (I-TV), may be of value in this regard. This classification may also prove useful in the study of the characteristic vascular changes, because expansive growth besonders capsule formation have an important effect on tumor vessels.