Reticulin loss in benign fatty liver: An important diagnostic pitfall when considering a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 710-715

  Singhi, Aatur D ^a   Jain, Dhanpat ^b   Kakar, Sanjay ^c   Wu, Tsung Teh ^d   Yeh, Matthew M ^e   Torbenson, Michael ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

hepatocellular carcinoma; liver; reticulin stain; steatosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; RETICULIN;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETICULIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859922970     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182495c73     Document Type: Article

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