It is associated with elevated neurotensin levels.Diagnosis is normally made by imaging (ultrasound, CT or MRI) and biopsy

Treatment
In FHCC, plasma neurotensin and serum vitamin B12 binding globulin are commonly increased and are useful in monitoring the disease and detecting recurrence.FHCC can often be surgically removed. Liver resection is the optimal treatment and may need to be performed more than once, since this disease has a very high recurrence rate. Due to such recurrence, periodic follow-up medical imaging (CT or MRI) is necessary.As the tumor is quite rare, there is no standard chemotherapy regimen. Radiotherapy has been used but data is limited concerning its use. The survival rate for fibrolamellar HCC largely depends on whether (and to what degree) the cancer has metastasized, i.e. spread to the lymph nodes or other organs. Distant spread (metastases), significantly reduces the median survival rate. Five-year survival rates vary between 40–90%. Epidemiology
FHCC accounts for 1–10% of primary liver cancers. It typically has a young age at presentation (20–40 years: mean age ~27 years) when compared to conventional HCC. Unlike the more common HCC, patients most often do not have coexistent liver disease such as cirrhosis. History
This disease was first described by Hugh Edmondson in a 14-year-old female with no underlying liver disease. The name fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma was coined by Craig et al. in 1980. It was not recognised as a distinct form of cancer by the WHO until 2010. Additional images
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Sonography can demonstrate that the pregnancy is outside an empty uterus, there is reduced to no amniotic fluid between the placenta and the fetus,  no uterine wall surrounding the fetus, fetal parts are close to the abdominal wall, the fetus has an abnormal lie, the placenta looks abnormal and there is free fluid in the abdomen. MRI has also been used with success to diagnose abdominal pregnancy and plan for surgery. Elevated alpha-fetoprotein levels are another clue of the presence of an abdominal pregnancy. Ultrasound
Most cases can be diagnosed by ultrasound. The diagnosis however may be missed with ultrasound depending on the operators skill. Criteria
To diagnose the rare primary abdominal pregnancy, Studdifords criteria need to be fulfilled: tubes and ovaries should be normal, there is no abnormal connection (fistula) between the uterus and the abdominal cavity, and the pregnancy is related solely to the peritoneal surface without signs that there was a tubal pregnancy first. Studdifords criteria were refined in 1968 by Friedrich and Rankin to include microscopic findings. Differential diagnosis
Depending on gestational age the differential diagnoses for abdominal pregnancy include miscarriage, intrauterine fetal death, placental abruption, an acute abdomen with an intrauterine pregnancy and a fibroid uterus with an intrauterine pregnancy . Treatment
Ideally the management of abdominal pregnancy should be done by a team that has medical personnel from multiple specialties. Potential treatments consist of surgery with termination of the pregnancy (removal of the fetus) via laparoscopy or laparotomy, use of methotrexate, embolization, and combinations of these.