A reappraisal of hepatic siderosis in patients with end-stage cirrhosis: Practical implications for the diagnosis of hemochromatosis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 669-675

  Deugnier, Yves ^a   Turlin, Bruno ^a   Le Quilleuc, Danièle ^a   Moirand, Romain ^a   Loréal, Oliver ^a   Messner, Michel ^b   Meunier, Bernard ^a   Brissot, Pierre ^a   Launois, Bernard ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

End stage cirrhosis; Genetic hemochromatosis; Hepatic iron concentration; Hepatic iron index; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver siderosis; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

HLA A3 ANTIGEN; IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; SIDEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HLA-A3 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIDEROSIS;

EID: 0030982248     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199706000-00007     Document Type: Article

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