Abbreviations ALT alanine aminotransferase AMA antimitochondrial antibody ANA antinuclear antibody AST aspartase aminotransferase FDA Federal Drug Administration HAV hepatitis A virus HBV hepatitis B virus HCV hepatitis C virus ICC Indian childhood cirrhosis PCR polymerase chain reaction SMA smooth muscle…
Abbreviations ALF acute liver failure BASD bile acid synthetic defect CDG congenital disorders of glycosylation CoA coenzyme A FAO fatty acid oxidation mDNA mitochondrial DNA nDNA nuclear DNA OTC ornithine transcarbamylase PAS periodic acid–Schiff PFIC progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis PH…
Abbreviations CDG congenital disorders of glycosylation CE-ESI-MS capillary electrophoresis–electrospray ionization–mass spectrometry GC-MS gas chromatography–mass spectrometry HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography MALDI matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization MCAD medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase MS/MS tandem mass spectrometry MSUD maple syrup urine disease mtDNA mitochondrial DNA…
Abbreviations AIH autoimmune hepatitis ALGS Alagille syndrome CMV cytomegalovirus ERK extracellular signal-regulated kinases GGT gamma glutamyltransferase HIDA hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid JAG1 jagged-1 LCH Langerhans cell histiocytosis MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinases MAP2K1 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 NISCH neonatal sclerosing cholangitis…
Abbreviations CT computed tomography FDG fluorodeoxyglucose FNH focal nodular hyperplasia HCC hepatocellular carcinoma HVTT hepatic vein transit time IVIM intravoxel incoherent motion MRE magnetic resonance elastography MRI magnetic resonance imaging MRS magnetic resonance spectroscopy PET positron emission tomography RF radiofrequency…
Abbreviations AAT alpha-1 antitrypsin AIH autoimmune hepatitis ALP alkaline phosphatase ALT alanine aminotransferase AMA antimitochondrial antibodies ANA antinuclear antibodies anti-ASGPR antibodies to asialoglycoprotein receptor anti-HBc antibody to hepatitis B core antigen anti-LCA1 antibody to liver-specific cytosol antigen type 1 anti-LKM1…
Abbreviations ALF acute liver failure ALFSG Acute Liver Failure Study Group APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation HAV hepatitis A virus HBeAg hepatitis B e antigen HBV hepatitis B virus HCV hepatitis C virus HE hepatic encephalopathy HELLP hemolysis,…
Abbreviations H&E hematoxylin and eosin HMS hepatic microcirculatory subunit K keratin ∗ ∗ Although the prefix CK is widely used in surgical pathology to designate human cytokeratins, consensus nomenclature recommends the replacement of “cytokeratin” with “keratin” and the prefix “CK”…
Cytologic methods for the diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) lesions have been used for about 50 years. Despite this, intraoperative consultation in most centers employs only traditional frozen section analysis as the sole means to render an intraoperative diagnosis.…
Primary soft tissue lesions pose a challenge to many cytopathologists because of the relative rarity of these lesions in comparison with those of other organ systems, the lack of familiarity with soft tissue tumors on fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB)…