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Hepatitis B virus liver biopsy
Hepatitis B virus liver biopsy
Liver biopsy from a patient with chronic hepatitis B virus infection shows ground glass hepatocytes (thick arrows). Ground glass cytoplasm is due to hyperplastic smooth endoplasmic reticulum filled with hepatitis B surface antigen.
Courtesy of Maria Isabel Fiel, MD, FAASLD.
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