HITHERTO UNRECOGNIZED ARTERIOLES WITHIN HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA

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HIMENO, H [1 ]
ENZAN, H [1 ]
SAIBARA, T [1 ]
ONISHI, S [1 ]
YAMAMOTO, Y [1 ]
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[1] KOCHI MED SCH,DEPT PATHOL 1,NANKO KU,KOCHI 783,JAPAN
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10.1002/path.1711740311
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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The distribution of blood vessels in human hepatocellular carcinoma was studied with the anti-a-smooth muscle actin monoclonal antibody by light and electron microscopy, and with morphometric analysis. a-smooth muscle actin-positive arterioles were never observed in lobules or pseudolobules of non-cancerous areas, but were frequently seen within hepatocellular carcinomas. Morphometric analysis revealed that most of these arterioles measured between 10 and 25 mu m in diameter. The morphology of intratumoural arterioles differed considerably from that of conventional arteries in the portal tracts of the non-cancerous area. The presence of abundant intratumoural arterioles can explain the angiographic hypervascularity of hepatocellular carcinoma and provides a pathological basis for its susceptibility to hypoxia and for arterial embolization as a therapeutic strategy.
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