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Jissei Yokomizo¹, Akihiro Cho, Hiroshi Yamamoto

¹Department of Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center Hospital, 666-2 Nitonachou, Chiba 260-8717, Japan.

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Area of Science:

Hepatobiliary oncology
Gastrointestinal pathology
Medical imaging

Background:

Sarcomatous change in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is uncommon.
Anticancer therapy is a suspected, but not the only, cause of sarcomatous transformation.
This phenomenon requires further investigation due to its rarity.

Observation:

A 79-year-old male presented with a liver tumor.
Imaging studies showed conflicting results: cystic on CT/MRI, solid on ultrasound.
The patient underwent surgery for suspected atypical HCC.

Findings:

Microscopic examination confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma with sarcomatous change.
The patient had no history of prior anticancer therapy.
This finding challenges the established link between therapy and sarcomatous transformation.

Implications:

This case contributes to the understanding of sarcomatous HCC development.
It suggests that sarcomatous change can arise independently of previous treatments.
Further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms driving this rare liver cancer subtype.