Identification of key challenges in liver pathology: data from a multicenter study of extramural consults
Torbenson MS, Arnold CA, Graham RP, Jain D, Kakar S, Lam-Himlin DM, Naini BV, Wu TT, Yeh M. Identification of key challenges in liver pathology: data from a multicenter study of extramural consults. Human Pathology 2019, 87: 75-82. PMID: 30857968, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver pathologyEtiology of cirrhosisFatty liver diseasePrimary biliary cirrhosisDiagnosis of malignancyFocal nodular hyperplasiaLiver casesAutoimmune hepatitisHepatitic patternBiliary cirrhosisLiver diseaseMetastatic malignancyMulticenter studyHepatic adenomaNodular hyperplasiaBenign tumorsConsult serviceMalignant tumorsHepatocellular carcinomaAcademic centersSpecific diagnosisTumor pathologyTumor typesConsultant diagnosesPatient careKnowledge gaps in the appendix: a multi-institutional study from seven academic centers
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