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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 30.
Published in final edited form as: Mod Pathol. 2020 Sep 3;34(2):426–437. doi: 10.1038/s41379-020-00653-1

Table 2.

Histologic features of liver biopsies in patients on immune checkpoint inhibitors (n = 60).

Feature n
Hepatitic pattern 36
  Zonation of lobular injury
     Centrilobular predominance 20
     Azonal 10
     Panlobular 4
     Periportal 2
  Portal inflammation
     None to mild 22
     Moderate 14
  Prominent portal inflammatory cell composition
     Mononuclear cells with or without eosinophils 21
     Mononuclear, +/− eosinophils, and pericholangitis 13
     No significant inflammation 2
  Granulomas 16
     Loose histiocytic aggregates 12
     Fibrin ring type 6
     Well-formed 2
  Endothelialitis 14
     Central vein endothelialitis 14
     Portal vein endothelialitis 4
  Steatosis (mild to moderate) 16
     Localized to lobular injury 7
Cholangiopathic pattern 16
  Duct injury 16
     Mild 4
     Moderate 11
     Marked 1
  Portal inflammation
     Mild 6
     Moderate 10
  Prominent portal inflammatory cell composition
     Mononuclear cells with or without eosinophils 2
     Mononuclear, +/− eosinophils, and pericholangitis 3
     Predominantly neutrophil pericholangitis 11
  Granulomas 1
  Endothelialitis 0
  Steatosis (mild to moderate) 3
     Localized to lobular injury 0
Steatotic pattern 4
  Mild steatosis 1
  Moderate steatosis 3
  Fibrosis or cirrhosis 2
Mild non-specific changes 4