Lipopeliosis: fat induced sinusoidal dilatation in transplanted liver mimicking peliosis hepatis.
A distinct peliosis-like lesion arose in the liver allograft of a 51 year old man. This lesion was caused by necrotic, fat-laden hepatocytes that released fat globules into the sinusoids. These then became strikingly distended with cysts, thus mimicking peliosis hepatitis. It is suggested that this lesion be called lipopeliosis.
Ferrell
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Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
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Roberts
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Ascher
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D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010382:Peliosis Hepatis / Q000473:pathology*