General
and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
Slide 29: Liver with hepatic adenoma
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It's a little tricky
to see the area of the adenoma if all you do is slap the slide on the stage
of your scope. See if you can match the areas of the tissue as depicted
to the left and then look with your microscope right at the margin of the
tumor. With situations like this, it's really important to see both
cell types in one field.
See this slide with the
virtual microscope.
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Be sure to look at this
one on a white background and use low power on your scope. The area of
the adenoma will be very evident if you follow these simple rules. The
cells that make up this benign tumor do not show much of a lobular arrangement.
There are no triads. The individual cells have a "foamier" cytoplasm and
somewhat more vesiculated nucleus. I don't think you will find any mitosis.
These can become symptomatic by bleeding, and can even cause death by this
mechanism. What is associated with these? Hint: think common exogenous
hormones women may take. |
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