Evaluation of Peritumoral Fibrosis in Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma to the Liver Using Digital Image Analysis.

Conclusions: Fibrosis is markedly increased in peritumoral liver. Fibrosis levels returned to baseline by 5 mm from tumor in approximately 75% of cases. Pathologists should be cautious of fibrosis in mass-directed liver biopsies without at least 5 mm of liver tissue distal to the mass.
PMID: 30339201 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology - October 18, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Waters KM, Cottrell TR, Besharati S, Zhu Q, Anders RA Tags: Am J Clin Pathol Source Type: research