(HCV) recurrence after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) have been well established in the last decades, the differential diagnosis still represents a challenge for the pathologist, especially early recurrent hepatitis C vs mild acute cellular rejection. The present review focuses on the role of the pathologist and the pathology laboratory in the management of recipients with recurrent hepatitis C, the usefulness of early and late post-OLT liver biopsies, and the potential role of ancillary techniques (immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, RT-PCR). The English literature on the topic is reviewed, focusing on the histopathology, the immunohistochemistry and the use of RT-PCR on HCV-positive post-OLT biopsies. The different histopathological illustrations of early and chronic recurrent hepatitis C are presented, with special focus on the main differential diagnoses and those feaHIGHLIGHTtures with prognostic relevance (cholestasis above all). The usefulness of ancillary techniques are discussed, especially HCV RNA quantitation by RT-PCR. Finally, the usefulness of long-term protocol biopsies is addressed: their usefulness for the study of allograft disease progression is clear, but their meaning in the long term is still debated. The significance of plasma cell infiltrate in HCV-positive allografts, the prognostic weight of graft steatosis, and the impact of donor age in recurrent hepatitis C also represent additional open issues.

Francesco Vasuri, Deborah Malvi, Elisa Gruppioni, Walter F Grigioni, Antonia D’Errico-Grigioni (2014). Histopathological evaluation of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation: A review. WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 21(20 (11)), 2810-2824 [10.3748/wjg.v20.i11.2810].

Histopathological evaluation of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation: A review

VASURI, FRANCESCO;MALVI, DEBORAH;GRUPPIONI, ELISA;GRIGIONI, FRANCO;D'ERRICO, ANTONIETTA
2014

Abstract

(HCV) recurrence after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) have been well established in the last decades, the differential diagnosis still represents a challenge for the pathologist, especially early recurrent hepatitis C vs mild acute cellular rejection. The present review focuses on the role of the pathologist and the pathology laboratory in the management of recipients with recurrent hepatitis C, the usefulness of early and late post-OLT liver biopsies, and the potential role of ancillary techniques (immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, RT-PCR). The English literature on the topic is reviewed, focusing on the histopathology, the immunohistochemistry and the use of RT-PCR on HCV-positive post-OLT biopsies. The different histopathological illustrations of early and chronic recurrent hepatitis C are presented, with special focus on the main differential diagnoses and those feaHIGHLIGHTtures with prognostic relevance (cholestasis above all). The usefulness of ancillary techniques are discussed, especially HCV RNA quantitation by RT-PCR. Finally, the usefulness of long-term protocol biopsies is addressed: their usefulness for the study of allograft disease progression is clear, but their meaning in the long term is still debated. The significance of plasma cell infiltrate in HCV-positive allografts, the prognostic weight of graft steatosis, and the impact of donor age in recurrent hepatitis C also represent additional open issues.
2014
Francesco Vasuri, Deborah Malvi, Elisa Gruppioni, Walter F Grigioni, Antonia D’Errico-Grigioni (2014). Histopathological evaluation of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation: A review. WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 21(20 (11)), 2810-2824 [10.3748/wjg.v20.i11.2810].
Francesco Vasuri; Deborah Malvi; Elisa Gruppioni; Walter F Grigioni; Antonia D’Errico-Grigioni
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