Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Masamichi Kojiro, M.D. Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan Professor Kojiro is one of the leading hepatic pathologists in the world. He has worked in the US at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Japanese Society for Hepatology, former Associate Editor for the Journal of Hepatology (EASL), and served as Secretary-General for APASL from 2000-2002.

Foreword. Preface. 1. The background to hepatocellular carcinoma and the liver. 2. Premalignant lesions of hepatocellular carcinoma. 3. Pathomorphologic characteristics of early-stage small hepatocellular carcinoma. 4. Morphologic evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma: from early to advanced. 5. Angioarchitecture of hepatocellular carcinoma. 6. Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. 7. Multicentric occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. 8. Combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma. 9. Nodular lesions mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma. 10. Biopsy diagnosis of tumorous lesions of the liver. 11. Chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma. Index