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Steatosis (fatty change) is a relatively common finding in liver specimens. A small amount (no more than about 5 %) is not considered pathologic, but larger amounts are often attributable to a disease state. In most circumstances, the steatosis collects in a zonal fashion, starting in zone 3 and working its way into the rest of the lobule.
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Gonzalez, R.S., Washington, K. (2016). Steatosis. In: Non-Neoplastic Liver Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31424-2_7
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