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'''Peliosis_hepatis''' is a type of [[medical liver disease]].
'''Peliosis hepatis''' is a type of [[medical liver disease]].


==General==
==General==

Revision as of 14:38, 18 June 2017

Peliosis hepatis is a type of medical liver disease.

General

  • Associated with:
    • Infections.
    • Malignancy.
    • Other stuff.
  • Rarely biopsied.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Cyst lined by endothelium.
    • Usu. incomplete.
  • Blood.

Images

A. Hemorrhage at left end, dilated sinusoids elsewhere (20X).
B. Ramifying dilated sinusoidal spaces (100X).
C. PAS with diastase shows flat lining (400X).
D. Necrotic hepatocytes in cords, presumably due to pressure (400X).
Peliosis hepatis. A. Hemorrhage at left end, dilated sinusoids elsewhere. B. Ramifying dilated sinusoidal spaces. C. PAS with diastase shows flat lining. D. Necrotic hepatocytes in cords, presumably due to pressure.

See also

References