Pathological findings that contribute to tissue stiffness in the spleen of liver cirrhosis patients.

Kondo, Reiichiro; Kage, Masayoshi; Iijima, Hiroko; Fujimoto, Jiro; Nishimura, Takashi; Aizawa, Nobuhiro; Akiba, Jun; Naito, Yoshiki; Kusano, Hironori; Nakayama, Masamichi; Mihara, Yutaro; Tanigawa, Masahiko; Yano, Hirohisa.

Affiliation

Kondo R; Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Kage M; Kurume University Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume, Japan.
Iijima H; Ultrasound Imaging Center, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Fujimoto J; Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Nishimura T; Ultrasound Imaging Center, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Aizawa N; Ultrasound Imaging Center, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Akiba J; Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan.
Naito Y; Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan.
Kusano H; Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Nakayama M; Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Mihara Y; Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Tanigawa M; Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Yano H; Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.