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 :See: ''[[Giant cell hepatitis]]''.
+==Hepatic amyloidosis==
+{{Main|Amyloidosis}}
+===General===
+*Diffuse abundant amyloid within the space of Disse is associated with portal hypertension.<ref name=pmid1864548>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Bion | first1 = E. | last2 = Brenard | first2 = R. | last3 = Pariente | first3 = EA. | last4 = Lebrec | first4 = D. | last5 = Degott | first5 = C. | last6 = Maitre | first6 = F. | last7 = Benhamou | first7 = JP. | title = Sinusoidal portal hypertension in hepatic amyloidosis. | journal = Gut | volume = 32 | issue = 2 | pages = 227-30 | month = Feb | year = 1991 | doi =  | PMID = 1864548 | PMC = 1378815 | URL = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1378815/?tool=pubmed }}</ref>
+===Microscopic===
+Features:
+*Amorphous extracellular pink stuff on H&E - see ''[[amyloid]]'' article.
+===Stains===
+*[[Congo red]] +ve.
 =See also=