This edition of Pathology Pearls will focus on three major patterns of cirrhosis and the subtle histologic clues to the possible etiology. Grossly, there is a distinction based on the size of the...
Tanner Storozuk
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...
Pari Jafari
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...
Advanced endoscopists are doing liver biopsies now. How good are the samples though?
Muyi Li
This patient underwent haplocord stem cell transplantation in the setting of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) approximately 2 months prior to presentation. Post-transplant course was complicated by acute...
A 3-year-old male presented with respiratory distress and worsening chronic abdominal distension.
Greta Evaristo
Brief Case Presentation A 12-year-old female presents with an acute onset of fever and abdominal pain. On the physical examination, the patient’s sclerae and mucous membranes show evidence of jaundice...
Brief Case Presentation The patient is a 50-year-old African American with end-stage renal disease status post bilateral nephrectomies due to recurrent infection and on hemodialysis. She presented...
Jim ChunHao Lee
Brief Case Presentation A 70-year-old patient with a history of IgG lambda light chain amyloidosis was referred to Hepatology for persistently elevated alkaline phosphatase and ascites. Liver...
Jessica Nguyen
Brief Case Presentation A 45-year-old female is undergoing evaluation for incidentally discovered hepatomegaly and liver function tests abnormalities. Her physical exam reveals multiple small papules...
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