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Definition / general | Pathophysiology | Microscopic (histologic) description | Additional referencesCite this page: Arora K. Pseudopeliotic steatosis. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/liverpseudopeliotic.html. Accessed December 11th, 2019.
Definition / general
- Formerly called lipopeliosis
- Preservation injury causes their death with loss of fat
- Fat droplets accumulate to form fat globules that mimic dilated sinusoids (week 1), then are surrounded by macrophages and cleared by 3 - 4 weeks
Pathophysiology
- Steatotic hepatocytes are present in donor liver
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Apparent sinusoidal engorgement by large fat globules, although fat globules are actually outside sinusoids when collagen IV immunostaining is performed
- Variably damaged hepatocytes
Additional references
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