Segmental atrophy of the liver: Review of a rare pseudotumor

Figure 1 Segmental atrophy of liver: Identified in a 79-year-old male who presented with abdominal bloating. A: An abrupt interface exists between the lesion and the background liver. The lesion, in its elastotic stage, is composed almost entirely of elastic-rich matrix (hematoxylin-eosin, ×40); B: Elastin staining highlights the elastic fibers (Elastin, ×40).

Figure 2 Segmental atrophy of liver: An incidental finding in the autopsy of an 87-year-old female died of cardiopulmonary arrest. A: The lesion consists of an elastic-rich matrix with entrapped islands of hepatocytes. The abnormally thick-walled vessels with fibrosis are striking (hematoxylin-eosin, ×100); B: Elastin staining highlights the extensive elastosis as well as blood vessels (Elastin, ×100).