Histopathological Evaluation of Liver Autopsies in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Case Series

A wide spectrum of Primary as well as secondary diseases can affect liver. With the rare exception of fulminant hepatic failure, liver disease is an insidious process in which clinical detection and symptoms of hepatic decompensation may occur weeks, months or many years after the onset of injury .Liver injury and healing may also occur without even clinical detection. Liver histopathology remains a mainstay in the diagnostic workup of most liver diseases. Liver autopsies are a wonderful learning tool for clinicians as well as pathologists. They help in formulating exact liver disease burden in the population .Present study was conducted between the period of 2008 - 2012 consisting of 154 cases. Fatty change liver (Steatosis) was found to be the most common disease entity followed by hepatitis.