Giant cell hepatitis in two young cats.
A very rare case of the liver lesion characterized by formation of multinucleated giant hepatocytes with inflammatory cell infiltration were observed in two young (1.5 years and 2 years old) cats bearing thymic malignant lymphoma. Histopathological features of this liver lesion were very similar to giant cell hepatitis (GCH) in human neonates and infants. Therefore, the lesion was diagnosed as feline GCH.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006520:Hepatitis, Animal / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*