Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is the second most common benign liver tumor after
hemangioma. FNH is classified into two types: classic (80% of cases) and nonclassic (20%). …

Surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment for patients with cholangiocarcinoma.
For both perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (…

According to the currently used nomenclature, there are only two types of hepatocellular
nodular lesions: regenerative lesions and dysplastic or neoplastic lesions. Regenerative …

Background Incisional hernia is an important complication of abdominal surgery. Procedures
for the repair of these hernias with sutures and with mesh have been reported, but there is …

Despite the enormous replication potential of the human liver, there are currently no culture
systems available that sustain hepatocyte replication and/or function in vitro. We have shown …

Human liver cancer research currently lacks in vitro models that can faithfully recapitulate
the pathophysiology of the original tumor. We recently described a novel, near-physiological …

The gradual accumulation of genetic mutations in human adult stem cells (ASCs) during life
is associated with various age-related diseases, including cancer 1 , 2 . Extreme variation in …

The feasibility, toxicity and tumor response of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for
treatment of primary and metastastic liver tumors was investigated. From October 2002 until …

Background & Aims Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare and heterogeneous biliary cancer,
whose incidence and related mortality is increasing. This study investigates the clinical …

… with HCC (as determined by flow cytometric analysis of binding to anti-HLA-A2 antibody)
were pretreated with protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor dasatinib at a final concentration of 50 nM …