Histology Flashcards
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Liver: What is spot necrosis?
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A small area of necrosis
2
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Liver: What are characteristics of an apoptotic hepatocyte?
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Shrinkage and pyknosis
3
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Liver: What are characteristics of balloon degeneration?
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Swollen cytoplasm, eosinophilic enlarged nucleus -> karyoreksis
4
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Liver: What are characteristics of bridging necrosis?
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Necrosis that extends between lobules, such as portal-portal or central-central bridging
5
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Liver: What are two histopathological characteristics of a chronic HBV infection?
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Ground glass (light eosinophilic cytoplasm, clear halo) and sanded nuclei (pale eosinophilic, finely granular)
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