Interpretation of liver biopsies. (Biopsy interpretation series.)

Liver Biopsy Interpretation

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Special Stains in Interpretation of Liver Biopsies

Special histochemical stains are routinely used for the interpretation of liver biopsies. Most laboratories have standard protocols for liver biopsies so that special stains are automatically performed for these specimens without having to be specially ordered by the pathologist. The panel of special stains varies from laboratory to laboratory, depending on tumor versus non-tumor cases, or tran...

Liver biopsy interpretation in chronic hepatitis.

Liver biopsy reports are very variable in their terminology. In this article, frequently used terms and 2 common scoring systems are described.

Renal Biopsy Interpretation

Interpretation of biopsy findings in the transplant liver.

With several thousand liver transplants being performed each year and many patients being managed in their local medical centers, much of the interpretation of transplant liver biopsy specimens has moved from the transplant hospital to the community setting. This article discusses both typical and more peculiar changes that occur in the transplant liver biopsy specimen. Accurate interpretation ...