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L Pollice

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APUD cells in normal and hyperplastic prostates.

Argyrophilia and argentaffinity, as basic properties of APUD cells, were investigated in 50 normal and hyperplastic prostates, which included both autopsy and surgical specimens from patients of various ages. Normal prostates (including glands from 3 foetuses) had 62% of argyrophil-positive granules in the glandular epithelia, while only 44% of the hyperplastic glands were positive. Argentaffin-positive cells were found in 12% of the surgical hyperplastic cases. Both argyrophil and argentaffin cells were distributed in zones, often in lobule-like shapes, lying along the basal membrane. On the basis of these findings, there is a discussion on the possible roles played by the so-called APUD cells in hyperplastic and neoplastic growths of the prostate, such as carcinoid tumours (apudomas) or endocrine-associated syndromes in the course of prostatic cancer.

APUD Cells↗
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[Primary hepatic infantile hemangioendothelioma (author's transl)].

Primary hepatic infantile hemangioendothelioma is a rare tumor, characterized by its appearance in early infancy as well as by the frequent association with various malformations and with similar angiomatous tumors of other tissues and organs. It may be single or multinodular and it is often complicated by severe peritoneal hemorrhage. Tow histologic types of this tumor are known: tipe 1 is sharply circumscribed and is considered similar to so called capillary hypertrophic hemangioma, while type 2, by showing aggressive, infiltrative and anaplastic features, is rather close to angiosarcoma. Clinical and pathological data concerning two cases of type 2 primary hepatic infantile hemangioendothelioma are reported. On the basis of experimental results and epidemiological data on hepatic angiosarcoma of adults, a possible etiopathogenetic relationship with maternal exposure during pregnancy to dangerous environmental factors is postulated.

Hemangioendothelioma↗
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Hepatoblastoma: a clinico-pathologic review.

Hepatoblastoma, the most common and peculiar tumor of the liver in infancy and childhood, has recently been the object of an international protocol of the European (SIOP) Histopathological Study Group in order to establish common anatomicoclinical criteria provided with therapeutic and prognostic significance. A general review of hepatoblastoma concerning its possible association with congenital anomalies, endocrine and metabolic disorders, as well as physical and laboratory data, macroscopic and histological patterns, is reported. The different histotypes of hepatoblastoma, represented by anaplastic, embryonal, fetal, mixed (epithelial and mesenchymal) and teratoid, are described, and hypothesis of the pathogenesis of this tumor is discussed, based upon immunohistochemical investigations.

Biomarkers, Tumor↗
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Expression of ras and myc oncogenes in human hepatocellular carcinoma and non-neoplastic liver tissues.

An immunohistochemical assay was used to assess expression of ras p21 and myc p62 oncogene products in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and non-neoplastic liver tissues. The monoclonal antibodies Y13 259 and Myc1-9E10, specific for ras p21 and myc p62 oncoproteins, were employed on paraffin-embedded sections. Most HCCs showed enhanced ras p21 and myc p62 expression, as indicated by staining intensity. Cirrhotic livers revealed increased myc p62 and occasionally increased ras p21 expression. HBsAg+ hepatocytes showed intense immunostaining for ras p21. Fibrotic, cholestatic, fetal and normal adult liver did not present enhancement of oncoprotein production. We suggest that combined over-expression of ras and myc oncoproteins may be important for the malignant phenotypic alteration in human HCC.

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular↗