A histopathologic study was performed on 158 liver biopsies submitted to the department of pathology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, during the period from Jan. 1982 to Oct. 1986, and the results were as follows :
1. Amont 158 live...
A histopathologic study was performed on 158 liver biopsies submitted to the department of pathology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, during the period from Jan. 1982 to Oct. 1986, and the results were as follows :
1. Amont 158 liver biopsies, the hepatitis is the most frequent(98 cases, 62.0%), followed by fatty liver(24 cases, 15.2%) liver cirrhosis(20 cases, 12.7%), and hepatoma(6 cases, 3.8%) The overall sex ratio was 3.4:1.
2. Among 98 cases of hepatitis, chronic hepatitis was 74 cases, nonspecific reactive hepatitis 12 cases, alcoholic hepatitis 5 cases, acute hepatitis 5 cases, and neonatal hepatitis 2 cases. The sex ratio of chronic hepatitis was 4.7 : 1 with the average age of 37.1 year-old and the prevalent age in the fourth decade. Chronic active hepatitis was to times more than chronicc persistant hepatitis.
3. The sex ratio of fatty liver was 2:1, the average age 37 year old, and the prevalent age was the fourth decable.
4. Liver cirrhosis was encountered in 20 cases with the sex ratio of 4:1, the average age of 35.5 year-old, and the prevalent age in the fifth decade.
5. The average age of hepatoma was 42.8 years old and the sex ratio was 2:1.