Go Back To Test Kit List			PH 5: Gallbladder & Liver - 28 vials - $101
Code	Name	Alternative Name	Description
PH501	Abscess, liver		a condition where there is a pus-filled cavity in the liver secondary to a bacterial infection
PH502	Acute yellow atrophy, liver		a severe usually fatal disorder in which the liver degenerates and is reduced in size as a result of toxic chemicals, infection, or other agents
PH503	Adenocarcinoma, fatty infiltrations, liver		cancer of the liver with abnormal accumulation of fat droplets in the cytoplasm of cells
PH504	Adenocarcinoma, gallbladder		cancer originating in the cells lining the gallbladder
PH505	Adenocarcinoma, hepatic metastasis		a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium, metastastised to liver
PH506	Biliary cirrhosis, liver		cirrhosis of the liver due to inflammation or obstruction of the bile ducts resulting in the accumulation of bile in the liver
PH507	Biliary obstruction, liver		blockage of the bile ducts that can occur as a result of stones, tumours, bile duct inflammation, bile duct cysts, trauma, etc.
PH508	Carcinoid, secondary, liver		a cancer in the liver metastasised as a result of one in the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract
PHR09	Carcinoma, secondary, liver		a carcinoma that has metastasised in the liver as a result of one elsewhere in the body
PH510	Cholecystitis, chronic active, gallbladder		inflammation of the gallbladder that occurs most commonly because of obstruction of the cystic duct
PH511	Fatty degeneration, liver	steatosis	abnormal formation of microscopically visible droplets of fat in the cytoplasm of cells of the liver, as a result of injury
PH512	Gallbladder		the pear-shaped organ found below the liver that concentrates and stores bile
PH513	Hemangioma, liver	haemangioma	a tangle of abnormal vessels that forms an abnormal communication between the arterial and venous systems, in this case of the liver
PH514	Hepatic septic infarcts		an area of necrosis resulting from vascular obstruction due to emboli comprised of clumps of bacteria or infected material, in this case in the liver
PH515	Hepatoma		a liver tumor (usually malignant)
PH516	Inflammation, chronic, gallbladder		chronic inflammation of the gallbladder
PH517	Liver		the largest organ in the body; carries out many important functions, e.g. making bile, changing food into energy, and cleaning alcohol and poisons from the blood
PH518	Liver congestion, fatty degeneration, cloudy swelling		swelling of liver cells due to injury to the membranes leading to an an accumulation of intracellular water; also abnormal formation of microscopically visible droplets of fat in the cytoplasm of the cells
PH519	Liver, cloudy swelling, dilation of capillaries		swelling of liver cells due to injury to the membranes leading to an an accumulation of intracellular water; also showing capillaries dilating
PH520	Necrosis, sub acute, liver		dying tissue, showing characteristics between acute and chronic
PH521	Papillary tumour, gallbladder		a tumour shaped like a small mushroom with its stem attached to the inner lining of the gallbladder
PH522	Sarcoma, secondary melanotic, liver		a secondary cancer in the liver that has metastasised as a result of one in the supportive tissues such as bone, cartilage, fat or muscle
PH523	Syphilitic cirrhosis, liver		widespread disruption of normal liver structure by syphilis
PH524	Tuberculosis, miliary, liver		acute tuberculosis in which minute tubercles are formed in the liver by tubercle bacilli usually spread by way of the blood
PH525	Tumour, malignant, gallbladder		a cancerous tumour in the gallbladder
PH526	Venous congestion, early, liver		early signs of overfilling and distention of the veins with blood as a result of mechanical obstruction or heart problems
PH527	Venous congestion, late chronic, liver		extensive overfilling and distention of the veins with blood as a result of mechanical obstruction or heart problems
PH528	Weil's disease, liver	Spirochaetosis	liver showing signs of infection by leptospira with an illness whose symptoms include chills, fever, muscle pain, and hepatitis