Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: histopathological evaluation and interobserver agreement Doença hepática gordurosa não-alcoólica: avaliação histopatológica e concordância interobservador

• Main Authors: Cynthia Koeppel Berenstein (Author), Caroline Guimarães Cardoso (Author), Nivaldo Hartung Toppa (Author), Virginia Hora Rios Leite (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease comprises a spectrum of lesions ranging from steatosis to cirrhosis, with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis being the progressive form of the disease. Alcohol intake, viral hepatitis and other liver diseases must be excluded. Liver biopsy is the gold standard...