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Hemochromatosis |
Rare disease of iron metabolism; excess in deposits throughout the body |
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Glycogen Storage Disease |
Inherited disease; abnormal storage and accumulation of glycogen in the tissues, especially the liver and kidneys |
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Budd-Chiari Syndrome |
Caused by thrombosis of hepatic veins or IVC; primary-congenital webbing, secondary-thrombosis |
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Fatty liver |
Acquired, reversible disorder of metabolism resulting in an accumulation of triglycerides within the hepatocytes; mild, moderate, or severe |
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Cirrhosis |
Chronic degenerative disease of the liver |
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Simple hepatic cyst |
Usually found incidentally (mostly in women) because most patients are asymptomatic |
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Diffuse hepatocellular disease |
Affects hepatocytes and interferes with liver function throughout liver and measured through liver function tests |
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Portal hypertension |
May develop when hepatopetal flow is impeded by thrombus or tumor invasion; dilation of PV >13mm |
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Cavernous hemangioma |
Benign, congenital tumor consisting of large, blood-filled cystic spaces; more frequent in women and the most common benign tumor of the liver (aka tumbleweed) |
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Focal nodular hyperplasia |
Asymptomatic mass thought to arise from developmental hyperplastic lesions related to an area of congenital vascular formation; 2nd most common benign liver mass |
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Liver cell adenoma |
Tumor of the glandular epithelium in which the cells of the tumor are arranged in a recognizable glandular structure |
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Hepatitis |
Inflammatory and infectious disease of the liver; 6 types: Hep A-G; acute- clinical recovery within months, chronic-inflammation past 6 months with small necrotic patches of cells |
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Liver disease classifications |
Hepatocellular disease-hepatocytes are primary problem Obstructive disorders-something is blocking liver and making it sick |
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Shunts |
Closing the portal system and redirecting blood flow to venous system; portacaval-connects MPV at portal confluence to anterior IVC, mesocaval-connects mid-distal SMV to IVC, splenorenal-connects splenic vein to left renal vein, TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt)-uses metallic expandable stents |
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Polycystic liver disease |
Inherited autosomal neonatal dominant disorder |
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Pyogenic abscess |
Pus forming mass from a bacterial infection coming from vessels, contagious infection,or trauma |
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Hepatic candidiasis |
Cyst caused by candida parasite in immunosuppressed hosts |
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Amebic abscess |
Collection of pus formed by disintegrated tissue in a cavity caused by Entamoeba histolytica parasite that travelled from intestines through portal system when ingesting contaminated water/food |
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Echinococcal Cyst |
(aka hydatid disease-honeycomb/lily pad structure) infectious cystic disease caused by a tapeworm larvae burrowing through intestines and into the portal system common in sheep-herding areas; 2 layers-inner and outer |
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Pneumocystis carinii |
Most common organism causing infection with patients with HIV, aired filled cyst |
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) |
Most common primary malignant neoplasm, more frequent in menformed from cirrhosis, chronic Hep B, and hepatocarinogens in food |
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Metastatic disease |
Most common of neoplastic involvement, primary sites-lungs, colon, breast |
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Lymphoma |
Malignant neoplasm involving lymphocyte proliferation in lymph nodes; Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin |
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