
PANCREAS,
BILIARY
SYSTEM
AND
LIVER
Fig.
5.31
Fig.
5.32
Fig.
5.33
Fig. 5.31
Hepatocellular
carcinoma
in
macronodular
cirrhosis. M/60.
The
dark brown nodules
are the
tumour. Both
cirrhosis
and HCC are
caused
by
hepatitis
B
virus infection.
Hence,
these
two
conditions
are
common
in
countries where
infection with this virus
is
prevalent.
Fig. 5.32
Cirrhosis
and
HCC. This
man
from Papua
New
Guinea, where hepatitis
B
virus infection, cirrhosis
and HCC are
common diseases, presented with ascites
and a
greatly
enlarged, hard liver. Needle biopsy confirmed
the
diagnosis.
Fig. 5.33 Thrombosis
of the
portal
vein.
F/24. This
is one of
the
complications
of
hepatocellular carcinoma.
The
specimen
is
viewed
from
the
back (posteriorly).
The
portal vein forms
as a
Fig.
5.34
result
of the
confluence
of the
splenic vein (running from
the
left
along
the
inferior border
of the
pancreas)
and the
superior
mesenteric vein (running vertically).
Fig. 5.34
Secondary
deposits
of
hepatocellular
carcinoma
in a
lymph
node
in the
porta
hepatis.
The
common bile duct
can be
recognized
to the
left
of the
enlarged,
tumour-filled lymph node.
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