PATHOLOGY MCQ
LIVER
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Question
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A liver biopsy from a 62-year-old alcoholic man disclosesregenerative liver nodules surrounded by fibrous scar tis-sue (histologic features of cirrhosis). The surgical patholo-gist asks you to comment on the remarkable capacity of theliver to regenerate. Hepatic stem cells that contribute to liverregeneration reside in which of the following locations?
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Canal of Herring
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Glisson capsule
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Hepatic sinusoid
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Space of Disse
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Space of Mall
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Steatosis is the earliest response to heavy drinking and is characterized by the deposition of fat in hepatocytes. Steatosis can progress to steatohepatitis, which is a more severe, inflammatory type of liver injury.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cirrhosis is defined as the histological development of regenerative nodules surrounded by fibrous bands in response to chronic liver injury, that leads to portal hypertension and end stage liver disease.
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