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*common in cattle - ''''plum pudding'''' [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]]
*seen in older cats
*can occur in any species
*irregular, dark red, depressed areas varying in size from 1mm to 2-3cm
*these are well defined foci of blood which accumulates in dilated sinusoids following degeneration and necrosis of adjacent hepatocytes
*the lesions are inert, there being no signs of cellular degeneration or reaction
*cause unknown
*no clinical significance, but condemned at slaughter
[[Category:Liver - Circulatory Disturbaces]]