A. An external view of the removed native liver (explant) due to cirrhosis.
B. A cut surface of the liver demonstrating brown-green diffusely multinodular cut surface.
The aim of morphological examination and gross photography of surgical specimens removed (explanted) during transplant surgery is to document the cause of the patient’s organ failure and the causes of end stage disease. A transplant is an organ, tissue, or a group of cells removed from one person (the donor) and surgically transplanted into another person (the recipient or host), or moved from one site to another site in the same person. Transplants, such as liver transplants, can save the lives of patients.
