Nested stromal-epithelial tumour of the liver: An unusual liver entity

World J Hepatol. 2014 Mar 27;6(3):155-9. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v6.i3.155.

Abstract

Nested stromal-epithelial tumours (NSETs) of the liver have been reported to be extremely unusual primary hepatic neoplasms. To date, few cases have been described in the literature. NSETs have been defined as non-hepatocytic and non-biliary tumours of the liver consisting of nests of epithelial and spindled cells, myofibroblastic stroma and variable intralesional calcification and ossification. Here, we report a case of a young female who underwent liver resection for a large hepatic lesion that proved to be a calcifying NSET on pathological examination. Details about the clinical and histopathological features of the tumour are reported.

Keywords: Hepatectomy; Hepatic mixed tumour; Hepatic tumour; Liver resection; Nested stromal-epithelial tumour.

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