[Fibrolamellar hepatocellular cancer]

Clinical and histopathologic features of the fibrolamellar variant of hepatocellular carcinoma allow a differentiation from the usual hepatocellular carcinoma. It's most common in younger adults and occurs equally in either sex. Liver cirrhosis is absent in most cases. The prognosis ist favorable. Surgical resection might lead to a definitive cure. This tumor is an import differential diagnosis of space occupying lesions in younger adults.