Confronting cisternae in human hepatocellular carcinoma.
The Authors report the presence of confronting cisternae (CC) in two cases of poorly differentiated human hepatocellular carcinoma. They are interpreted as a peculiar phenotypical alteration of the tumor cells, probably related to a disturbance of the morphogenesis of nuclear and endoplasmic membranes.
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010641:Phenotype