Congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (abernethy malformation): A histopathologic evaluation

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1381-1390

  Lisovsky, Mikhail ^a   Konstas, Angelos A ^b   Misdraji, Joseph ^b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abernethy malformation; congenital portosystemic shunt; hepatocellular carcinoma; portal vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; CHILD; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; PATHOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAINING; UNITED STATES; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; BOSTON; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; STAINING AND LABELING; VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 81155161052     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182230ce4     Document Type: Article

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