Biliary cystadenocarcinoma

Biliary cystadenocarcinoma are subdivided pathologically into two subtypes ... 

First of all biliary cystadenocarcinoma with ovarian stroma, containing a typical band of closely bound spindle cells below the epithelium. This type is documented only in women developing from a preexisting biliary cystadenoma. 

Biliary cystadenomas and cystadenocarcinomas have an immunohistochemical profile similar to pancreatobiliary cystadenomas and cystadenocarcinomas." The epithelium typically shows staining for CK7, CK20, AE1/AE3, CEA, CA 19-9, and CA125." Ovarian-type stroma may be present and may show staining for pro-... 

Siren J, Karkkainen P, Luukkonen P, et al. A case report of biliary cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma. Hepatogastroenterology. 1998 45 83-89. 

These lesions include simple (bile duct) cyst, autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease, biliary hamartoma, Caroli s disease, pyogenic and amoebic abscesses, intrahepatic hydatid cyst, biliary cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma, cystic subtypes of primary liver neoplasms, cystic metastases, and intrahepatic hematoma and biioma. 

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