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===Differentiation===
===Differentiation===
Differentiations of hepatocellular carcinoma are:<ref name=Deepali/>
Differentiations of hepatocellular carcinoma are:<ref name=Deepali/>
[[File:Histopathology of well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma.jpg|thumb|Well-differentiated HCC.]]
*'''Well differentiated''':  
*'''Well differentiated''':  
:*Thin plates (1 - 3 hepatocytes thick)
:*Thin plates (1 - 3 hepatocytes thick)
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:*Minimal nuclear atypia
:*Minimal nuclear atypia
:*Nuclear density of 2x compared to normal liver
:*Nuclear density of 2x compared to normal liver
[[File:Histopathology of moderately differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma.jpg|thumb|left|Moderately differentiated HCC.]]
*'''Moderately differentiated''':  
*'''Moderately differentiated''':  
:*Trabecular pattern at least 4 cells thick
:*Trabecular pattern at least 4 cells thick
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:*Distinct nucleoli
:*Distinct nucleoli
:*Pseudoglands
:*Pseudoglands
[[File:Histopathology of poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma.jpg|thumb|Poorly differentiated HCC.]]
*'''Poorly differentiated''':  
*'''Poorly differentiated''':  
:*Large tumor cells with hyperchromatic nuclei in compact growth pattern
:*Large tumor cells with hyperchromatic nuclei in compact growth pattern
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:*Prominent pleomorphism
:*Prominent pleomorphism
:*May have spindle cell or small cell areas
:*May have spindle cell or small cell areas
<gallery mode=packed heights=190>
File:Histopathology of well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma.jpg|Well-differentiated HCC.
File:Histopathology of moderately differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma.jpg|Moderately differentiated HCC.
File:Histopathology of poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma.jpg|Poorly differentiated HCC.
</gallery>
==Reporting==
{{CAP}}
{{Reporting}}
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