Clinicopathological correlation of liver biopsy- study of 50 cases

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Abstract:Background: The liver biopsy is considered by many experts to be the most specific diagnostic tool used to assess the nature and severity of liver diseases such as hepatitis C. Liver J Dhaka Med Coll. 2013; 22(2) : 120-124. Results: Histopathologically chronic liver disease (CLD) was found to be the commonest lesion (pd"0.05), which was 24 (48%) followed by hepatocellular carcinoma 13(26%) and secondary deposit 02(4%). Eleven cases consist of other findings including normal. CLD commonly presented with loss of appetite (82%), Jaundice (74%), Weight loss (68%), hepatic facies (54%).Hepatocellular carcinoma commonly presented with hepatomegaly (100%), jaundice (61.84%), weight loss (76.92%), and ascites (53.85%). Hepatomegaly was constant feature