Table 2

Data of cases

Cases
Age
Discovery
Other findings
Surgery
Pathological findings of non nodular liver

1
37
Abdominal pain
Type 1 diabetes, Hashimoto thyroiditis
LH
Some foci of steatotic and clear hepatocytes. Mildly enlarged portal tracts with thickened arteries.
2
49
Abdominal pain
Gallbladder lithiasis
LH
Micro and macro steatosis (30 %). Few foci of steatotic hepatocytes, some portal tracts with enlarged arteries.
3
35
Incidental (episode of fever and rise in transaminases)
Persistant rise in GGT
RH
Macrovesicular steatosis (15 %). Small and rare peliotic areas. Accentuation of the lobular septation.
4
39
Incidental

LH
Macrovesicular steatosis (10 %). Small and rare peliotic areas. Some portal tracts with enlarged arteries.
5
49
Follow up for chronic alcoholism

LH + IV
Severe steatosis (60 %). Few limited areas with dilated sinusoids and peliosis. Often enlarged arteries.
6
29
Incidental

VII

7
32
Abdominal pain
Hemangioma
V, VI
Around nodule b, approximation of portal tracts, absence of portal veins, thickened wall of hepatic veins, one steatotic focus.
8
47
Abdominal pain

V, VI
Macrovesicular steatosis (50 %) medio/centro lobular.

Cases 1 to 7 are women. Roman numbers indicate the segments of the liver. GGT: gammaglutamyl transpeptidase; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma: LH: left hepatectomy; LL: left lobe; RL: right lobe.

Lepreux et al. Comparative Hepatology 2003 2:7   doi:10.1186/1476-5926-2-7