Reliability of histopathologic assessment for the differentiation of recurrent hepatitis C from acute rejection after liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation : Official Publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
Arie RegevEugene R Schiff

Abstract

Histopathologic assessment is considered essential for the differentiation of recurrent hepatitis C (RHC) from acute cellular rejection (ACR) after liver transplantation (LT); however, there is limited information regarding its reliability. The aim of this study was to determine the interobserver and intraobserver agreement of the histopathologic diagnosis of RHC vs. ACR, and to determine the reliability of specific histopathologic features for the differentiation of RHC from ACR. Liver biopsy specimens from 105 consecutive patients transplanted for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver disease were studied retrospectively. All the biopsies were performed for evaluation of abnormal liver enzymes within the 1st year after LT. The slides were blindly coded and assessed by 5 liver-transplant pathologists, practicing at 3 medical centers. The pathologists were asked to render a diagnosis, and determine the severity of the disease. Four of the pathologists were asked to determine the presence and severity of 36 histopathologic features. A total of 34 of the samples were then blindly resubmitted to each of the 4 pathologists to determine the intraobserver agreement. There was a slight agreement (kappa = .12) among the 5 pathologists ...Continue Reading

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