Multidisciplinary perspective of hepatocellular carcinoma: A Pacific Northwest experience

Figure 1 Pathology of classical hepatocellular carcinoma. A: Gross photo of a well circumscribed, soft, yellowish to tan, and lobulated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a background of non-cirrhotic liver; B: Gross photo of a yellow and greenish, soft and lobulated HCC in a background of cirrhotic liver; C: Microphotos of HCC showing the pseudoacinar and pseudoglandular patterns, some containg the yellowish bile within the pseudoglandular structure with increased nuclear sizes; D: Microphotos of HCC showing thickened trabeculi, with increased unpaired arteries. Notice there are no normal structures present, i.e., portal tracts.