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Massive Hepatic Necrosis

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Definition: Extensive and rapid death of parenchymal cells in the LIVER, often due to exposure to toxic materials. It is characterized by a soft, flabby, yellow-brown wrinkled, and shrunken liver. It was called "acute yellow atrophy".      Other names Yellow Atrophy, Acute; Hepatic Necrosis, Massive; Acute Yellow Atrophies; Acute Yellow Atrophy of Liver; Acute Yellow Atrophy

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