| Theme |
Cirrhosis -- Recent Progress in Diagnosis and Treatmen |
| Title |
Pathological Diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis |
| Author |
Masayoshi Kage |
Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital |
| Author |
Reiichirou Kondo |
Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital |
| [ Summary ] |
Liver cirrhosis is defined by observance of diffuse regenerative nodules throughout the liver. The regenera-tive nodules are surrounded by fibrous septa. Liver cirrhosis is regarded as the end stage of chronic liver diseases. Patients with liver cirrhosis often develop portal hypertension and liver failure. Liver cirrhosis also has the potential to contribute to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. The morphology of liver cirrhosis varies, depending on etiology. Individual histologies from patients with viral cirrhosis, alcoholic cirrhosis, congestive cirrhosis and biliary cirrhosis exhibit particular characteristics. |