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ReviewMedical molecular morphology2025

Hepatic adenosquamous carcinoma with sarcomatous transformation: a case report and review of the literature.

Quynh Thi Nguyen, Hiep Canh Nguyen, Kenta Takahashi, Kaori Yoshimura, Hiroko Ikeda, Kazuto Kozaka, Zihan Li, Dong Thanh Le, Rui Yang, Shintaro Yagi and 1 more

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Quynh Thi NguyenDepartment of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8267-2844
Hiep Canh NguyenDepartment of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Kenta TakahashiDepartment of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Kaori YoshimuraDepartment of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Hiroko IkedaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Kazuto KozakaDepartment of Radiology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Zihan LiDepartment of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Dong Thanh LeDepartment of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Rui YangDepartment of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
Shintaro YagiDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Kenichi HaradaDepartment of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan. kenichih@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6451-0638

Funding

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists 22K15336Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship 230281Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan 23K06460
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) with the presence of a sarcomatous component is exceptionally uncommon in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA). We report a case of hepatic ASC with rhabdoid transformation, one variation of sarcomatous change. A 72-year-old man was admitted to our hospital after being diagnosed with a 45 mm-diameter neoplastic lesion in the right hepatic duct on abdominal computed tomography. Laboratory findings showed increases in AST, ALT, ALP, gamma-GT, CA19-9 and DUPAN-II. The patient then underwent an extended right hepatectomy. Histopathologically, the tumor was composed of an ASC component within an abundant fibrous stroma and a sarcomatoid carcinoma component. By immunohistochemistry, keratin 7 and keratin 19 were expressed by all tumor cells. Expression of keratin 5/6, p40 and p63 was restricted to the squamous component. The sarcomatoid component was immunoreactive for vimentin with no loss of INI1 expression. This component also showed a loss of membranous E-cadherin expression and a reduction of membranous β-catenin expression. Staining for desmin, myoglobin and HepPar1 was negative in any tumor cells. The patient died of liver failure 3 months after surgery. This report aims to provide a better understanding of the clinicopathological characteristics and disease progression of the rare variants of iCCA to aid diagnosis and treatment.

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Bile Duct NeoplasmsCarcinoma, AdenosquamousCell Transformation, NeoplasticCholangiocarcinomaLiver NeoplasmsSarcomaAgedBiomarkers, TumorFatal OutcomeHumansMaleBiomarkers, TumorAdenosquamousCase reportIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaRhabdoidSarcomatous

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