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Liver cirrhosis is one such disease.
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What is Diffuse hepatocellular disease liver?
Affects hepatocytes and interferes with liver function
Where are damaged red blood cells phagocytized?
In the liver and spleen.
Why does skin cells divide more often than liver cells?
Skin cells are damaged faster than your liver cells so the divide more often
How would the histopathology department identify liver disease?
Histopathology is the study of the diseases of cells. So the histo department would examine cells from a liver biopsy to see what is causing the liver disease, the liver being made up of millions and millions of cells.
How are damaged red blood cells removed from the blood?
they are removed by your liver
What cells do you have in the liver?
hepatic cells.
What destroys damaged or old cells?
The spleen is the site of destruction of old or damaged red blood cells. The liver recycles the hemoglobin and stores the iron.
What is fatty liver disease and can it spread to other parts of the body?
Fatty liver disease is an accumulation of triglyceride fat in the liver cells. Fatty liver disease is a reversible condition, and does not spread to other parts of the body.
What is the prognosis for Budd-Chiari Syndrome?
If surgery is done before permanent liver damage sets in, long-term survival is possible. In these cases, damaged liver cells can actually recover. If patients are already very sick with liver disease, the surgery may not be as helpful.
What cells destroy old or damaged erythrocytes?
The spleen is the site of destruction of old or damaged red blood cells. The liver recycles the hemoglobin and stores the iron.
Is liver cancer cirrhosis?
Liver cancer is not the same as liver cirrhosis. Cancer is a replication of malignant (or, "damaged") cells, which gradually take over an organ, reducing the function, and may spread to other parts of the body. (i.e, cancer cells growing and taking over the liver, reducing function). Whereas cirrhosis is vast amounts of scarring to the hepatocytes (liver cells), which make up the liver. (i.e liver cells, which are already in existence, being damaged). Cirrhosis does not spread to other parts of the body.
What disease is caused when liver cells are replaced by useless scar tissue?
Cirrhosis of the liver involves the replacement of healthy liver cells with scar tissue.
