Liver EQA circulation L24_A
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Ways of viewing results for circulation L24_A:
- The full EQAlite drop down list responses, with collator summaries, meeting comments and agreed criteria for scoring
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Video recording of discussion meeting on 27th June 2024
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View a PDF of the final scoring applied to each case
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Case number 1
Female 65 years
Deranged LFTs. Jaundiced. Type 1 diabetes. On lisinopril. ANA 1/640. Negative other auto-antibodies. Mildly raised IgM, normal IgG. FIB4 3.3. ? DILI ? PBC.
Specimen: Native liver, needle biopsy.
Macroscopic description:
Core.
Immunohistochemistry:
Orcein, PSR.
Case number 2
Female 57 years
Jaundice. ALT 1500, AMA M2 +ve, ANA 1/640. Hypothyroidsim. Started on pred 28/7/22. From EPR, viral serology -ve.
Specimen: Native liver, needle biopsy.
Macroscopic description:
Core.
Immunohistochemistry:
NA.
Case number 3
Male 37 years
Known Crohn's disease. Admitted from clinic with abdominal pain, ascites and transaminitis. Super-urgent liver transplant.
Specimen: Liver explant (H&E and EPSR).
Macroscopic description:
Liver explant weighing 2021g and measuring 245 x 175 x 105mm. There is a mottled, haemorrhagic cut surface.
Immunohistochemistry:
N/A.
Case number 4
Male 60 years
History of acute myeloid leukaemia. Treated with allogenic stem cell transplant (x2). Chronic skin changes. Bilirubin 88, ALP 329, ALT 139, ferritin 4000.
Specimen:
Liver biopsy (H&E, EPSR, perls, victoria blue).
Macroscopic description:
One tan core measuring 26mm. Bisected at 20mm.
Immunohistochemistry:
N/A.
Case number 5
Female 42 years
Distal colonic Crohn's disease diagnosed 2009. Started on infliximab. Now abnormal LFTs and strongly positive ANA.
Specimen:
Liver biopsy (H&E & EPSR).
Macroscopic description:
Liver core.
Immunohistochemistry:
N/A.
Case number 6
Female 45 years
Patient from Lithuania, presented with abdominal fullness in RUQ , found to have a liver mass.
Specimen: Right hepatectomy.
Macroscopic description:
14cm cyst, multiloculated.
Immunohistochemistry:
Nil. PAS highlights parasite.
Case number 7
Female 23 years
Fontan-associated liver disease. Persistent LFT abnormalities with raised ALT (79) and GGT (77). IgG 16.72. ANA >1:640.
Specimen: Native liver, needle biopsy.
Macroscopic description:
Core.
Immunohistochemistry:
Reticulin, PSR.
Case number 8
Male 60 years
Previous right colectomy for colon cancer and Whipple's resection for duodenal cancer. Severe pruritus and cholestatic LFTs with intrahepatic biliary dilatation but no hep-jej stricture. ? cause.
Specimen: Native liver, needle biopsy.
Macroscopic description:
Core.
Immunohistochemistry:
Orcein, PSR.
Case number 9
Male 74 years
Suspected cholangiocarcinoma.
Specimen: Liver segmentectomy, segments 2 and left lateral segment 3.
Macroscopic description:
3 cm cystic 'tumour' with brown haemorrhagic contents.
Immunohistochemistry:
Nil.
Case number 10
Male 61 years
Immunosuppressed. Multiple lung nodules and deranged LFTs.
Specimen:
Liver biopsy (H&E and ZN stain).
Macroscopic description:
Cores of tissue.
Immunohistochemistry:
ZN.
Case number 11
Male 74 years
Imaging mildly irregular liver. 11cm large liver lesion right lobe with PVT. ?HCC. ?Background cirrhosis.
Specimen:
Liver biopsy.
Macroscopic description:
Four cores of cream tissue which measure 9mm, 13mm, 15mm, 10mm in 1A.
Immunohistochemistry:
CK7, CK19, Arginase, HepPar1 and ABDPAS stains provided.
Case number 12
Female 27 years
On request form; ?HCC segment II/III NAR. From e patient record; incidental finding in patient with known congenital heart disease.
Specimen: Liver resection, section of lesion and of background liver.
Macroscopic description:
21g liver wedge with 20mm subcapsular lesion clear of the margin, vague nodularity background liver.
Immunohistochemistry:
Lesion; Glutamine synthetase provided. Preserved reticulin, no nuclear B catenin, negative CRP and serum amyloid A, low proliferation fraction Ki67. Background; HVG and reticulin provided.
Case number 13 - Educational
Male 10 years
Arginosuccinic acidaemia, global developmental delay. USS: hepatomegaly+hyper reflective liver. No biliary dilatation. No splenomegaly. No PTHTN signs on OGD. Chronic diarrhoea and GORD. Gastrostomy dependent.
Specimen:
Liver biopsy.
Macroscopic description:
One tan core 1.2cm.
Immunohistochemistry:
HVG PAS PASD.