Figure 6
From: Liver biopsy assessment in chronic viral hepatitis: a personal, practical approach
Confluent necrosis (bridging). Large zones of hepatocyte injury and loss are apparent in this trichrome stained tissue. They link the central vein in the middle of the image to the portal tract, upper left, and probably to another portal tract, to the right, but outside of the needle core. These areas of confluent necrosis contain macrophages, mononuclear cells, cellular debris, and, where there is light blue staining, early deposition of collagen (Masson Trichrome, original magnification × 10).
