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01.07.2013 | Case Report
Combined Hepatocellular Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
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Digestive Diseases and Sciences
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Ausgabe 7/2013
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The two commonly seen subtypes of primary liver cancer are hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC). They both have a distinct clinico-pathologic profile. Combined hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC) is a far more uncommon tumor with histologic evidence of both hepatocellular and biliary epithelial differentiation [
1,
2]. It accounts for about 1.0–14.2 % of all primary liver cancers with incidence varying in different studies [
3,
4]. The reported incidence of cHCC-CC ranges from 1.4 to 6.5 % and varies geographically [
5]. In 1949, Allen and Lisa first described this entity in detail and morphologically classified into three subtypes [
6]. Since then there have been a few case series and single case reports describing this malignancy. Owing to its rarity, the natural history, clinical characteristics and optimal management of cHCC-CC is not well understood. …