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liver pathology

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hepatocellular carcinoma   associated with pre-existing cirrhosis especially HBV, aflotoxin, increased alpha feto protein  
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Cholangiocarcinoma   not associated with HBV, origionates from intrahepatic biliary epithelium  
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hemangiosarcoma   associated with toxic exposure to polyvinyl chloirde, thorotrast and arsnic  
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hemiangioma   most common benign tumor  
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adenoma   asoociated with oral contraceptives, may rupture and cause intraperitoneal bleeding  
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pre hepatic HTN   caused by portal and splenic vein obstruction  
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Intrahepatic HTN   caused by cirrhosis/tumors  
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posthepatic HTN   congestion in distal hepatic veins, CHF, constrictive pericarditis  
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inborn errors of metabolism that cause liver disease   apha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, galactosemia, and glycogen storage diseases  
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Wilson diesease   characterized by decreased serum ceruloplasmin, manifests as liver disease and invovles basal ganglia, marked by Kayser-Fleisher ring  
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hereditary hemochromatosis   defect in iron avsorption resulting cirrhosis, diabetes, and increased pigmentation. Marked increased serum iron and decreased TIBC  
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secondary hemochromatosis   caused by multiple transfusions and inefective erythropoiesis  
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Primary biliary cirrhosis   most likely autoimmune, anti-mitochonddial antibodies, characterized by severe obstructive jaundice, itching and hpercholesterolemia  
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secondary biliary cirrhosis   cuased by extrahepatic obstruction  
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clinical manifestations on alcoholic cirrhosis   jaundice, hypoalbumineamia, coagulation factor deficienceis, hyperestrinism  
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consequense of increased portal venous pressure   esophageal varices, rectal hemorrhoids, periumbilical venous collaterals, splenomegaly  
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Reye syndrome   acute disorder of young children characterized by encephalopathy, coma, and microvesicular fatty liver, associated with aspirin administration with acute viral infections  
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Chronic hepatits   may result from any viral hepatide except A&E, msy be autoimmune marked by anti smooth muscle antibodies  
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Hepatitis E   enterically transmitted water bourn. not associated with chronic hepatitis  
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HDV   replicatively defective, requires simultaneous infection with HBV, transmission sexual or parenteral  
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HCV   transmitted parenterally, often leads to carrier state and chronic hepatitis, frequectly associated with carcinoma  
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HBV   transmitted via parenteral,sexual and vertical routes, associated with hepatocellular carcinoma, can result in carrier or chronic hep.  
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HAV   fecal oral transmission, does not cause carrier state or chronic hepatitis  
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Dubin-Johnson syndrome   conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, discoloration of liver, caused by defective bilirubin transport  
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Crigler-Najjar syndrome   unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia caused by a deficiency of glucuronlyl transferase  
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Crigler-Najjar syndrome   leads to kernicterus but may respond to phenobarbital therapy  
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Gilbert Syndrome   common, elevated nconjugated bilirubin, no clinical consequences  
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