Select Toxicologic Pathology Case Studies of the Hepatobiliary System

This case study session of the hepatobiliary system was held during the 42nd Annual Society of Toxicologic Pathology Symposium in Summerlin, Nevada. The case studies highlighed potential hepatic and biliary toxicity liabilities. This article comprises several of the case studies that were presented during the session which included copper-associated hepatitis in a dog, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in non-human primates, hepatic cytoplasmic alteration in mice and rats, and Kupffer cell hyperplasia/granulomatous inflammation in rats. Presenters, when applicable, provided case signalment, anatomic/clinical pathology data, and diagnoses and discussed potential pathogeneses.