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Diagnosis can be challenging on liver biopsy. Despite diverse histomorphologic findings documented in literature, studies on the frequency of these findings are lacking. This study aims to assess both the histomorphologic features and the immunoexpression patterns of CD34 and glutamine synthetase (GS) in liver biopsies and searched for their contribution to the pathologic diagnosis of INCPH.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Hematoxylin\u2013eosin, CD34, and GS-stained liver needle biopsy sections of 16 patients clinically diagnosed with INCPH were retrospectively analyzed. Histologic findings such as portal vein narrowing, obliteration, or loss were grouped as major findings, while portal vein herniation, hypervascularized portal tracts, and periportal abnormal vessels were grouped as minor findings, and their frequency were evaluated. Periportal endothelial CD34 stained areas were measured via ocular micrometer. The distribution of GS immunoexpression was evaluated. Eighteen healthy liver donor biopsies were evaluated as controls.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In INCPH cases, 58% of portal tracts showed major findings, compared to 15% in the control group (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Minor findings were observed in 16% of INCPH cases and 7% of controls (p\u2009=\u20090.014). The number of portal tracts with histologic findings is significantly higher in INCPH than in control liver biopsies. Abnormal portal tract distribution, like being close to each other, was seen in 75% of INCPH cases but not in controls (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) was present in 31% of cases. Periportal CD34 expression was higher in INCPH, and affected areas were larger than in controls (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Irregular GS staining, i.e. GS staining with patchy distribution in zone 3, and\/or periportal and zone 2 hepatocytes, was found in 62% of INCPH cases, while controls showed the usual pattern (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In the biopsy diagnosis of INCPH, in addition to the presence of major histologic findings and the amount of portal tracts displaying these features, the expression of endothelial CD34 in periportal areas, and irregular hepatocellular GS expression can also be considered as supporting feature.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s12072-024-10654-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,27]],"date-time":"2024-03-27T16:02:07Z","timestamp":1711555327000},"page":"1011-1019","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Evaluation of the histologic and immunohistochemical (CD34, glutamine synthetase) findings in idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (INCPH)"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3425-2137","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Melek","family":"B\u00fcy\u00fck","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0949-7944","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Neslihan","family":"Berker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7671-0100","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Do\u011fu Vurall\u0131","family":"Bakkalo\u011flu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4363-7197","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u0130brahim Volkan","family":"\u015eenkal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7627-7423","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zerrin","family":"\u00d6nal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3967-0779","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mine","family":"G\u00fcll\u00fco\u011flu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,27]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"10654_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"16","DOI":"10.1111\/imj.12590","volume":"45","author":"S Bloom","year":"2015","unstructured":"Bloom S, Kemp W, Lubel J. 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