Langerhans cells among bile duct epithelial cells in chronic liver disease.
Langerhans cells were found among bile duct epithelial cells in a biopsy specimen from a patient with chronic liver disease showing cholangitic features. The bile duct was 90 micrometers in diameter and surrounded with mononuclear cell infiltration. Under the electron microscope, the cell had a clear cytoplasm and contained a deeply indented nucleus, a centriole, well-developed Golgi complexes and many rod-shaped bodies (Birbeck granules).
D000328:Adult; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling