Practical Hepatic Pathology: A Diagnostic Approach

Romil Saxena, MD, FRCPath, is a practicing surgical pathologist with specialization in liver and gastrointestinal pathology. She serves as Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology. Dr. Saxena completed fellowships in Liver Pathology and Gene Therapy at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY; in Liver Pathology at King's College Hospital, London; and in Gastrointestinal Pathology at Yale University Medical Center. Dr. Saxena is the author of over a hundred articles and several textbook chapters on liver and gastrointestinal diseases

"Overall, highly recommended for clinical practice.Overall, Dr. Romil Saxena’s practical approach to liver pathology is highly recommended for clinical practice, not only for all those confronted daily with liver pathology!" --Virchows Archive

• SECTION I: BASIC CONCEPTS IN LIVER PATHOLOGY1. Microscopic Anatomy, Basic Terms, and Elemental LesionsSECTION II: CLINICAL, LABORATORY, AND RADIOLOGIC FEATURES OF LIVER DISEASE2. Clinical Features of Liver Disease3. Laboratory Tests in Liver Disease4. Investigative Imaging of the LiverSECTION III: LIVER DISEASES OF CHILDHOOD5. Liver Diseases of ChildhoodSECTION IV: METABOLIC DISEASES OF THE LIVER6. Medical Genetics and Biochemistry in Diagnosis and Management7. Histologic Patterns of Metabolic Liver Diseases8. Liver in Wilson Disease9. Liver Disease in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency10. Liver Disease in Cystic Fibrosis11. Liver Disease in Iron Overload12. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSECTION V: INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE LIVER13. Acute Viral Hepatitis14. Hepatitis B15. Hepatitis C16. Chronic Hepatitis: Grading and Staging17. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of the Liver18. Nonviral Infections of the LiverSECTION VI: GRANULOMATOUS DISEASES OF THE LIVER19. Hepatic Granulomas: Differential Diagnosis20. Hepatic SarcoidosisSECTION VII: AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS21. Autoimmune Hepatitis and Overlap SyndromesSECTION VIII: DRUG- AND TOXIN-INDUCED LIVER INJURY22. Metabolism of Drugs and Xenobiotics23. Liver Injury Due to Drugs and Herbal Agents24. Alcohol-Induced Liver DiseaseSECTION IX: DISORDERS OF THE BILE DUCTS, BILE FORMATION, AND SECRETION25. Fibrocystic Liver Diseases26. Primary Biliary Cholangitis27. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis28. Loss of Intrahepatic Bile Ducts29A. Intrahepatic Cholestasis: Molecular Physiology of Bile Formation and Secretion29B. Intrahepatic Cholestasis: Diseases of Bile Formation and SecretionSECTION X: VASCULAR DISORDERS OF THE LIVER30. Vascular Disorders of the LiverSECTION XI: TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE LESIONS OF THE LIVER31. Premalignant and Early Malignant Hepatocellular Lesions in Chronic Hepatitis/Cirrhosis32. Benign Hepatocellular Tumors33. Hepatocellular Carcinoma34. Benign and Malignant Tumors of Bile Ducts35. Liver Tumors of Childhood36. Miscellaneous Liver Tumors and Tumor-like LesionsSECTION XII: LIVER TRANSPLANTATION37. Clinical Aspects of Liver Transplantation38. Pathology of Liver TransplantationSECTION XIII: EVOLVING CONCEPTS IN LIVER PATHOLOGY39. Biphenotypic Primary Liver Carcinoma40. Regression of Liver Fibrosis: From Myth to Reality41. Cirrhosis: A Term in Need of a Makeover