Liver and Biliary Pathology — Flashcards

Flashcard 91: _____ is the tumor marker of fibrolamellar variant of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Answer: Neurotensin

Flashcard 92: In liver, pathologic steatosis is defined as involving more than _____% of hepatocytes

Answer: 5

Flashcard 93: Small cell undifferentiated histology in hepatoblastoma is associated with a _____ prognosis

Answer: poor

Flashcard 94: Dilated sinusoids lined by atypical endothelial cells are classic findings observed on biopsy of _____ of liver

Answer: angiosarcoma

Flashcard 95: Cirrhosis is associated with approximately 90% of cases of which variant of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)?

Answer: Classical HCC

Extra: In contrast, **Fibrolamellar HCC** typically occurs in young adults (ages 20-40) in a **non-cirrhotic** liver and generally has a better prognosis.

Flashcard 96: Which hepatic adenomas are associated with upregulation of CRP and SAA?_____

Answer: Inflammatory adenoma

Flashcard 97: _____vesicular fatty liver (steatosis) is seen in obesity

Answer: Macro

Flashcard 98: Tuberculous focus in the liver is also known as _____ focus

Answer: Simmond's

Flashcard 99: The gold standard for diagnosis of Wilson's disease is _____

Answer: liver biopsy

Flashcard 100: The best prognostic indicator in chronic hepatitis C infection is the _____.

Answer: liver biopsy