Epstein-Barr Virus

Apr 20, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Epstein-Barr Virus

 Usually represents liver involvement by infectious mononucleosis  Elevated serum transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, and bilirubin levels  Self limited in majority of cases • EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disorders  In immunocompromised individuals due to uncontrolled…

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Autoimmune Hepatitis

Apr 20, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Autoimmune Hepatitis

 3 types, based on identification of serum autoantibodies Clinical Issues • Affects patients of all ages, predominantly women • Chronic disease by definition but may present clinically as acute or fulminant hepatitis…

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Biliary Atresia

Apr 20, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Biliary Atresia

 1:5,000 to 1:19,000 newborns Clinical Issues • Most common cause of pathologic infant jaundice  Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia – Neonatal jaundice – Dark urine and pale stools – Hepatomegaly • Associated extrahepatic congenital anomalies present in up…

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Adenocarcinoma of Gallbladder

Apr 20, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Adenocarcinoma of Gallbladder

 Chronic inflammation – Chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, chronic biliary infections  Porcelain gallbladder  Primary sclerosing cholangitis  Gastrointestinal polyposis Clinical Issues • Most often occurs in India, Chile, Pakistan, and Ecuador  Females more often affected…

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Ampullary Adenocarcinoma and Variants

Apr 20, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Ampullary Adenocarcinoma and Variants

 Intraampullary: Arise in ampulla (lined by pancreatobiliary epithelium)  Periampullary: Arise in duodenal surface of papilla (lined by intestinal epithelium) Clinical Issues • 5-year overall survival rate: 40%  Determined by histologic type,…

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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Apr 20, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

 Caused by mutations in SERPINA1 gene • Deficiency is characterized by emphysema and chronic liver disease Etiology/Pathogenesis • Mutations result in defective secretion of molecule, accumulation in hepatocytes, and decreased serum A1AT…

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Angiomyolipoma

Apr 20, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Angiomyolipoma

 Diagnostic component is spindle or epithelioid smooth muscle cells  Epithelioid smooth muscle cells are typically large, with round to oval nuclei, and eosinophilic to fibrillar or vacuolated cytoplasm • Features that…

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Overview of Hepatitis

Apr 20, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Overview of Hepatitis

 Chronic hepatitis – Persistent, often progressive inflammatory process characterized by lymphocytic inflammation of portal tracts with varying degrees of parenchymal inflammation, hepatocellular injury, and fibrosis  Chronicity judged in several ways: Clinical,…

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