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This installment of LFN Pathology Pearls takes the form of a dozen visual “flashcards” – images representing classic histopathologic findings across a range of liver conditions. Labeled and unlabeled...
Pari Jafari
Learning Objectives: In this Back to Basic post, the learner will be able to: 1. Review the physiology of iron absorption. 2. Differentiate between primary and secondary iron overload. 3. Identify...
Adal Guzman
I know I need to screen my patient with cirrhosis for liver cancer. But is there a way to predict how likely they are to get HCC using the information I already have?
Mahnur Haider
Learning points: 1. Recognize the differences between type 1 and 2 autoimmune hepatitis and clinical manifestations. 2. Describe a framework for the diagnostic evaluation for autoimmune hepatitis. 3...
Jeff Than
Introduction The incidence of HCA was estimated to be 3-4 per 100,000 in females who use oral contraceptive pills (OCP) vs 0.13 per 100,000 in those without OCP use, based on a case-control study in...
Amanda Su
My patient newly diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis has had significant side effects with prednisone. Are there any other options? And how good are they?
James Helzberg
Introduction Wilson's disease (WD) is an inherited disorder affecting copper metabolism, resulting from homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the ATP7B gene. This gene encodes ATP7B, a...
Nawras Habash, MD
Case #1: A 23-year-old patient presents with hepatomegaly and transaminitis. Liver function tests include alkaline phosphatase 164 U/L, AST 77 U/L, ALT 63 U/L, and total bilirubin 0.2 mg/dL. History...
Contrast-enhanced image of an acute portal vein thrombosis in a patient without cirrhosis. The asterisk denotes an area of heterogeneous enhancement due to altered perfusion and the arrow outlines the...
Abhi Shenoy
Lauren Yang
Alcohol-associated hepatitis is tough to treat. Are there any new treatment options on thehorizon?
Muyi Li
