Finding
mallory body
Subclass of:
Inclusion Bodies
Definitions related to mallory bodies:
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Cytoplasmic hyaline inclusions in HEPATOCYTES. They are associated with ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS and non-alcoholic STEATOHEPATITIS, but are also present in benign and malignant hepatocellular neoplasms, and metabolic, toxic, and chronic cholestatic LIVER DISEASES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(mallory bodies present) A morphologic finding indicating the presence of Mallory bodies in the liver parenchyma. Mallory bodies are eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions in the hepatocytes. They contain filaments and are present in the liver parenchyma of patients with various liver disorders including alcoholic liver disease, Wilson disease, and primary biliary cirrhosis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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