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Liver biopsy demonstrating iron granules
Liver biopsy demonstrating iron granules
Perls stain of a liver biopsy highlights the variably-sized iron granules deposited mainly within the cytoplasm of hepatocytes. Note the decreasing gradient of the iron granules deposited towards zone 3.
Courtesy of Maria Isabel Fiel, MD, FAASLD.
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