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What is fibrolamellar carcinoma?

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Fibrolamellar carcinoma is a liver cancer variant that is found in non-cirrhotic livers, usually in younger patients between 20 and 40 years of age. In fact, these patients have no associated liver disease and no risk factors have been identified. The alpha-fetoprotein in these patients is usually normal. The appearance of fibrolamellar carcinoma under the microscope is quite characteristic. That is, broad bands of scar tissue are seen running through the cancerous liver cells. The important thing about fibrolamellar carcinoma is that it has a much better prognosis than the common type of liver cancer. Thus, even with a fairly extensive fibrolamellar carcinoma, a patient can have a successful surgical removal.

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