Department of Pathology (Museum)

D115-5 -Pyaemic Liver Abscesses


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Description Pyaemic Liver Abscesses
Author Department of Pathology
Copyright Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine

Specimen:
Two slices of the liver.

Gross Pathology:
1. The cut surface shows multiplesmall abscess cavities with irregular yellowish     necrotic lining.

2. The very tiny cavities are due to post-mortem autolysis

Diagnosis:
Pyaemic abscesses of the liver.

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