title: Quantitative nuclear-cytoplasmic ratios in human hepatomas.
abstract: This report presents quantitative data on nuclear-cytoplasmic (N/C) ratios of human hepatomas, normal liver specimens, and cirrhotic liver specimens. The N/C ratios were determined by point-counting, using an intraocular microscopic grid as the source of the points. The N/C ratios of hepatoma cells were chiefly greater than 0.21, while those of normal and cirrhotic liver cells were chiefly less than 0.21. The N/C ratios of hepatoma cells had a variance significantly greater than those of normal and cirrhotic cells. Quantitative N/C ratios can yield information useful in characterizing cell types for diagnostic purposes.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002467:Cell Nucleus; D003593:Cytoplasm; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure