Figure 4.
In this photomicrograph, moderate bile duct inflammation and damage are present.
Note the
inflammatory cells inside the basement membrane of the bile ducts, which show
cytoplasmic
vacuolization and mild nuclear pleomorphism. In the
Banff schema
for rejection, this finding
would receive a score of "2" for bile duct inflammation and damage, if similar
changes were seen in more than an occasional bile duct.
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