TABLE 3
FROM:
Liver Pathology: Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, and Primary Liver Tumors. Update and Diagnostic Problems
Linda Ferrell
BACK TO ARTICLETABLE 3. Central Sclerosis
| C or I | Alcoholic | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinusoidal dilation | ++C | - |
| Compressed liver plates | +C | - |
| Cholestasis at edge of lesion | +C,I |  |
| Pigmented macrophages | ++C>I | |
| Centrilobular hepatocyte necrosis | +++I | |
| Erythrocytes in cell plates | ++C I | - |
| Ballooned hepatocytes | +I | +++ |
C, cardiac; I, ischemia; +, present to a 1+ degree; ++, present to a 2+ degree; +++, present to a 3+ degree; -, not present; , minimal degree of involvement.
From Ferrell LD. Liver and gallbladder pathology. In: Weidner N, editor. The difficult diagnosis in surgical pathology. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 1996. p. 286. Reprinted with permission.
