Difference between revisions of "Category:Liver - Storage Diseases"

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==[[Lysosomal Storage Disease]]==
 
==[[Lysosomal Storage Disease]]==
  
==Amyloidosis==
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==[[Amyloidosis]]==
*amyloid infiltration occurs in all species
 
*an inert substance deposited under the endothelium and basement membranes of a variety of tissues
 
**renal glomeruli
 
**[[Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology#Endocrine|Islets of Langerhans]] in the [[Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology|pancreas]]
 
**[[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] (between the sinusoidal reticulum and the hepatic cords)
 
====Causes====
 
May be a primary condition or appear secondary to some chronic tissue destructive process
 
*an infectious process elsewhere in the body
 
*a result of sustained antigenic stimulation, eg repeated injections with an antigenic substance or production of excessive antibody by leukocytes
 
 
 
====Gross====
 
*pale (greyish waxy appearance)
 
*enlarged
 
*rounded edges
 
*firm
 
*very prone to rupture
 
====Microscopically====
 
*deposition of amyloid in the space of Disse
 
*shows 'apple-green' fluorescence under polarised light after staining with Congo Red
 
  
 
[[Category:Liver_-_Pathology]]
 
[[Category:Liver_-_Pathology]]

Revision as of 13:31, 7 June 2010

Pages in category "Liver - Storage Diseases"

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