Liver Cirrhosis - Erler Zimmer 3D anatomy Series MP2073

This dissection model highlighting cirrhosis of the liver is part of the exclusive Monash 3D anatomy series, a comprehensive series of human dissections reproduced with ultra-high resolution color 3D printing.

Medical history

This 63-year-old man had several hospitalizations for bleeding from esophageal varices. On admission, he was noted to be mildly febrile, jaundiced with severe hand tremor. She had a constellation of other findings including ascites, prominent periumbilical veins and hemorrhoids. He had massive hematemesis and died.

Pathology

A liver slice was mounted to visualize the cut surface, showing multiple well-demarcated nodules ranging in size from 1 to 7 mm in diameter. The outer surface of the liver is also nodular and irregular. This is an example of liver cirrhosis, with a mixed micro- and macro-nodular pattern and marked fat change.

Further information

The most common cause of cirrhosis and fat change is chronic alcoholism.

What advantages does the Monash University anatomical dissection collection offer over plastic models or plastinated human specimens?

• Each body replica has been carefully created from selected patient X-ray data or human cadaver specimens selected by a highly trained team of anatomists at the Monash University Center for Human Anatomy Education to illustrate a range of clinically important areas of anatomy with a quality and fidelity that cannot be achieved with conventional anatomical models-this is real anatomy, not stylized anatomy.
• Each body replica has been rigorously checked by a team of highly trained anatomists at the Center for Human Anatomy Education, Monash University, to ensure the anatomical accuracy of the final product.
• The body replicas are not real human tissue and therefore not subject to any barriers of transportation, import, or use in educational facilities that do not hold an anatomy license. The Monash 3D Anatomy dissection series avoids these and other ethical issues that are raised when dealing with plastinated human remains.