Piecemeal necrosis generally refers to a
necrosis that occurs in fragments.
Piecemeal necrosis in liver aka interface hepatitis is necrosis of the limiting plates, by inflammatory cells. It may be identified as actual necrosis of cells or by irregularity of the limiting plates which is caused IOS's hepatocytes and replacement with inflammatory cells and/or fibrosis.
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In_anatomy,_a_lobe_is_a_clear_anatomical_division_or_extension_of_an_organ_(as_seen_for_example_in_the_brain,_lung,_liver,_or_kidney)_that_can_be_determined_without_the_use_of_a_microscope_at_the_gross_anatomy_level._This_is_in_contrast_to_the_muc_...
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[ and ''interface necrosis'']) refers specifically to a loss and degeneration of (limiting plate) hepatocytes at the Lobules of liver">lobular
In anatomy, a lobe is a clear anatomical division or extension of an organ (as seen for example in the brain, lung, liver, or kidney) that can be determined without the use of a microscope at the gross anatomy level. This is in contrast to the muc ...