Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents the primary carcinoma of the liver and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The World Health Organization estimates an increase in cases in the coming years. The risk factors of HCC are multiple, and the incidence in different countries is closely related to the different risk factors to which the population is exposed. The molecular mechanisms that drive HCC tumorigenesis are extremely complex, but understanding this multistep process is essential for the identification of diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic markers. The development of multigenic nextgeneration sequencing panels through the parallel analysis of multiple markers can provide a landscape of the genomic status of the tumor. Considering the literature and our preliminary data based on 36 HCCs, the most frequently altered genes in HCCs are TERT, CTNNB1, and TP53. Over the years, many groups have attempted to classify HCCs on a molecular basis, but a univocal classification has never been achieved. Nevertheless, statistically significant correlations have been found in HCCs between the molecular signature and morphologic features, and this leads us to think that it would be desirable to integrate the approach between anatomic pathology and molecular laboratories.

Maloberti T., De Leo A., Visani M., Tallini G., Sanza V., Gruppioni E., et al. (2022). Correlation of molecular alterations with pathological features in hepatocellular carcinoma: Literature review and experience of an Italian center. WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 28(25), 2854-2866 [10.3748/wjg.v28.i25.2854].

Correlation of molecular alterations with pathological features in hepatocellular carcinoma: Literature review and experience of an Italian center

Maloberti T.
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De Leo A.;Visani M.;Tallini G.;Gruppioni E.;Riefolo M.;Malvi D.;D'Errico A.;Vasuri F.;de Biase D.
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2022

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents the primary carcinoma of the liver and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The World Health Organization estimates an increase in cases in the coming years. The risk factors of HCC are multiple, and the incidence in different countries is closely related to the different risk factors to which the population is exposed. The molecular mechanisms that drive HCC tumorigenesis are extremely complex, but understanding this multistep process is essential for the identification of diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic markers. The development of multigenic nextgeneration sequencing panels through the parallel analysis of multiple markers can provide a landscape of the genomic status of the tumor. Considering the literature and our preliminary data based on 36 HCCs, the most frequently altered genes in HCCs are TERT, CTNNB1, and TP53. Over the years, many groups have attempted to classify HCCs on a molecular basis, but a univocal classification has never been achieved. Nevertheless, statistically significant correlations have been found in HCCs between the molecular signature and morphologic features, and this leads us to think that it would be desirable to integrate the approach between anatomic pathology and molecular laboratories.
2022
Maloberti T., De Leo A., Visani M., Tallini G., Sanza V., Gruppioni E., et al. (2022). Correlation of molecular alterations with pathological features in hepatocellular carcinoma: Literature review and experience of an Italian center. WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 28(25), 2854-2866 [10.3748/wjg.v28.i25.2854].
Maloberti T.; De Leo A.; Visani M.; Tallini G.; Sanza V.; Gruppioni E.; Altimari A.; Riefolo M.; Malvi D.; D'Errico A.; Vasuri F.; de Biase D....espandi
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