Immunocytochemical diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma and identification of carcinomas of unknown primary metastatic to the liver on fine-needle aspiration cytologies

Abstract

The application of immunocytochemical panels on the same slide used for microscopic diagnosis is a useful tool in the routine assessment of FNACs of the liver to discriminate HCCs from MC or regenerative nodules and for the identification of primary sites of MC. Their performance should be confirmed in a larger series of cases.