Liver Cancer
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2005; 11(40): 6262-6268
Published online Oct 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i40.6262
Table 1 Scheme for the systematic assessment of histological features in liver cell nodules in cirrhotic livers
FeatureModality of assessment
Nodule maximum diameterMeasurement in millimeter
Solitary arteriolesAverage of individual arteries ×100 (medium power field, MPF) fields
Mitotic activityNumber of mitoses per 10 ×400 (10 high power fields, 10 HPF) fields
Trabecular thicknessNumber of liver cells forming trabecular (LCT) width
Vascular invasionPresent/absent
Capsular invasionPresent/absent
Necrosis2Present/absent
Nodule heterogeneity1Present/absent
Reticulin loss3NoneGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Capillarization (CD34)3NoneGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Cellular atypia3NoneGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5