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Mixed Nodular Liver Cirrhosis:A Case Report
Mixed Nodular Liver Cirrhosis:A Case Report
Mixed Nodular Liver Cirrhosis:A Case Report
ABSTRACT
Cirrhosis of the liver is a diffuse disease
disease, involves separated individually by fibrous bands and produce
entire liver. The prevalence of Cirrhosis increasing scaring of liver. The size of nodules was often varying
globally. Every year approximately 10 lack patients from micro to macro depending on underlying cause. cause
are newly diagnosed in India. The common causes are This type of mixed nodular lar cirrhosis is often seen in
Chronic Hepatitis C and Alcohol-related
related liver disease
disease. alcoholic liver disease. [2]The prevalence of cirrhosis
Patients with compensated cirrhosis may present with is increasing worldwide. According to WHO reports, reports
non-specific symptoms or may be asymptomatic
asymptomatic. It is cirrhosis of liver is the 10thmost common cause of
associated with the several complications
complications, which have death in India. [3]It has many causes; the common
serious effect on health and prognosis of the disease
disease. cause is Chronic Hepatitis C and Alcohol-related
Alcohol liver
The end-stage
stage of cirrhosis is irreversible and liver disease. Portal hypertension is a common
transplantation is the only definitive management
management. cirrhosis [4]In advanced stages it
complication in liver cirrhosis.
This is a case of liver cirrhosis observed in a 70 years is irreversible, but early diagnosis allows a chance for
old male cadaver during routine dissection in the complete recovery. Liver transplantation is the only
department of Anatomy. It highlights about a mixed definitive treatment for end-stage cirrhosis [5]The
stage of cirrhosis.
nodular cirrhosis of liver. The Knowledge of liver present case describes the mixed nodular cirrhosis of
cirrhosis is important for General physicians physicians, liver in a male cadaver found during routine
Radiologist and Surgeons. dissection.
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3mm in diameter, often caused by alcoholic liver or Table. 3 : Classification of liver cirrhosis.
biliary tract disease. The Macro-nodular is S.
TYPES SUB-TYPES
characterized by large irregular nodules with broad NO
bands of connective tissue, most commonly occurs in Macro nodular, micro
viral hepatitis. Due to cessation of alcohol use, the 1 Morphological nodular, mixed nodular
larger nodules may form resulting in mixed nodular cirrhosis.
cirrhosis. [14] 2 Histologic Post hepatic, Post necrotic
Viral, Alcoholic-related
CLINICAL FEATURES 3 Etiological
liver cirrhosis
The range of clinical features in cirrhosis varies Compensated,
widely, from an asymptomatic state to progressive 4 Clinical
Decompensated cirrhosis.
liver failure and death. The general symptoms of
compensated cirrhosis are weakness, fatigue, muscle- DIAGNOSIS
cramps, weight loss and other non-specific digestive Cirrhosis of liver is diagnosed on the basis of
symptoms. When decomposition develops, patient symptoms, Physical examination, Medical history,
may present with symptoms due to hepatic laboratory tests and radiological findings. Laboratory
insufficiency and portal hypertension. These tests are performed to determine the presence and
symptoms are summarized in table no:2. [15] severity of the liver disease and to establish the
aetiology. [17]Aspartate aminotransferase, Alanine
Table. 2 : Clinical features of hepatic cirrhosis transaminase, Alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin,
S. Clinical prothrombin time, Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase,
No features Albumin, immune-globulins mainly IgG, Creatinine
Swelling over right side level, sodium level, Low sodium indicates severe liver
1 Hepatomegaly
of the abdomen disease. A predominant increase in serum
2 Jaundice Icterus , itching aminotransferases (ALT and AST) suggests
3 Ascites Distension of abdomen hepatocellular disease, while a predominant increase
Spider telangiectasia, in alkaline phosphatase indicates biliary tract
Circulatory
4 palmar erythemia, abnormality. In hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis
changes
cyanosis C virus (HCV) infections, ALT is greater than AST;
Loss of libido, hair loss while in alcoholic liver disease, AST is greater than
Men:Testicular atrophy, ALT. Abnormalities of serum albumin and
Endocrine
5 impotence prothrombin time indicate severity of disease and
changes [18]
Women:Amenorrhea, poor prognosis. Ultrasonography provides
breast atrophy important information on hepatic architecture,
Haemorrhagic changes in Liver volume, size and oftena nodular
6 Bruise, purpura, epistaxis
tendency deformation of the liver. Endoscopy and Doppler
Portal Splenomegaly, collateral imaging are the most useful tools in diagnosis and
7 management of portal hypertension and its
hypertension vessels, variceal bleeding
Hepatic complication. The nodular lesions should be
8 - confirmed by helical CT or MRI. Computed
encephalopathy
Pigmentation, digital Tomography (CT) scan shows hepatosplenomegaly
9 Other features and dilated collaterals with good intensity. Magnetic
clubbing, low grade fever
Resonance Imaging (MRI) has shown effective in
Several classifications have been proposed to estimate diagnosis of benign tumours, vascular anatomy,
severity of liver damage, which includes biliary tree and hepatic iron and fat content in
Morphological, Histological, Etiological and Clinical hemochromatosis. [19]The scaring of liver can estimate
features. The most useful classification incorporates with some reliability by Elastography. Liver biopsy
the latter two categories (table03). [16] considered as gold standard for diagnosis and
sequential histological grading of fibrosis. [20]
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MANAGEMENT 5. Anand B S, Cirrhosis of liver, West J Med; 1999
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cirrhotic changes, but progression can be halted by
6. Kumar P, Clark M. Kumar & Clark's Clinical
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intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedure is used in
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