Liver Pathology 3 Flashcards
Choledochal cyste
congenital dilation of common bile duct
Corli’s disease
congenital dilation of bile ducts
Central fibrotic scar w/ stellate configuration seen in
focal nodular hyperplasia
Focal nodular hyperplasia
central fibrotic scar w/ stellate configuration
Hepatocellular adenoma
associations
oral contraceptives
anabolic steroids
Bile duct hamartomas
morphology
multiple (sometimes single) small white nodules in liver
mimics metastatic disease
What mimics metastatic disease in liver?
bile duct hamartomas
Liver function in mets to liver
liver function often not impaired
when mets to liver
Hepatocellular carcinoma
etiologies
Hep B!!
or from cirrhosis of any etiology
Think of hepatocellular carcinoma whenever
cirrhosis patient gets suddenly worse
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
in intra- or extrahepatic bile ducts
must rule out metastatic adenocarcionoma of other origin