Postinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis in Native and Allograft Livers: A Multi-Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 70 Cases
Jiao J, Chezar K, Zhang X, Wang D, Cao W, Bindu C, Chen W, Neto A, Henn P, Riahi I, Wang H, Papke D, Zhao L, Xue Y, Liao X, Zhang X. Postinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis in Native and Allograft Livers: A Multi-Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 70 Cases. Modern Pathology 2023, 36: 100298. PMID: 37544363, DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlkaline PhosphataseAllograftsFibrosisHepatitisHumansLiverMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesConceptsPostinfantile giant cell hepatitisAutoimmune liver diseaseGiant cell hepatitisAlkaline phosphatase levelsClinical outcomesPhosphatase levelsLiver diseaseMulti-institutional retrospective studyAssociated with better survivalAssociated with poor survivalClinicopathological characteristics of patientsAdverse prognostic factorAssociated with autoimmune liver diseasesGiant cellsVariable clinical outcomesFollow-up resultsCharacteristics of patientsDistribution of giant cellsOlder ageLiver disease etiologyPrognostic factorsAdvanced fibrosisBetter survivalClinicopathological characteristicsLiver allografts