Case 160

Surgical Pathology Case
 

CLINICAL INFORMATION

  79 year-old male. Esophageal biopsy one month ago with a diagnosis of "moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma". A subcapsular nodule of the liver was incidentally noted during the procedure of PORT placement.

GROSS DESCRIPTION

 

A 0.5 × 0.5 cm, well-demarcated, white-tan nodule was noted in the liver wedge biopsy specimen.

     
 
 

Liver nodule. HE, 2×

Liver nodule. HE, 10×

 
 

Liver nodule. HE, 20×

Liver nodule. HE,10×

 
 

Liver nodule. HE, 10×

Liver nodule. HE, 20×

   
 

Liver nodule. HE, 40×

 

 
 

Esophageal biopsy. HE, 10×

Esophageal biopsy. HE, 20×

     
 

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Source: Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Photo: Zenggang Pan

Discussion: Zenggang Pan