Form of noncirrhotic portal hypertension
Microscopic
• Abnormal hepatic architecture with lack of consistent relationship between portal tracts and central veins
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Abdominal MR shows an irregular hepatic surface with a shrunken appearance
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Trichrome stain highlights abnormal approximation of portal tracts seen in a needle biopsy from a patient with portal hypertension. Portal fibrosis and narrowed portal veins
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This portal tract is expanded by fibrosis, with marked narrowing of the portal vein
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