NCIt synonyms : Polygonal Cell Type Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Fibrous Stroma; Hepatocellular Fibrolamellar Carcinoma; Fibrolamellar Carcinoma of the Liver Cells; Fibrolamellar Carcinoma of Liver Cells; Oncocytic Hepatocellular Tumor; Liver Cell Fibrolamellar Carcinoma; Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma; FLC;
NCIt related terms : Fibrolamellar Cancer; Hepatocellular carcinoma, fibrolamellar;
NCIt definition : A distinctive type of liver cell carcinoma that arises in non-cirrhotic livers and
is seen predominantly in young patients. The tumor cells are polygonal and deeply
eosinophilic, and are embedded in a fibrous stroma. The prognosis is similar to classical
hepatocellular carcinoma that arises in non-cirrhotic livers, and better than hepatocellular
carcinoma that arises in cirrhotic livers.;