A 54 Year Old Man with Alcoholic Cirrhosis Was Seen

A 54 year old man with alcoholic cirrhosis was seen by a local physician for steadily worsening encephalopathy and ascites.A CT scan disclosed a distinct mass within his scarred liver.A needle biopsy was obtained,a representative section of which is shown in the accompanying photomicrograph.Which one of the following is the best diagnosis?

A) Alcoholic hepatitis
B) Hepatocellular carcinoma
C) Metastatic carcinoma
D) Normal liver histology
E) Primary biliary cirrhosis