peliosis hepatis
MONDO:0004717Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names peliosis hepatis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A vascular disease of the liver characterized by the occurrence of multiple blood-filled cysts or cavities. The cysts are lined with endothelial cells; the cavities lined with hepatic parenchymal cells (hepatocytes). Peliosis hepatis has been associated with use of anabolic steroids (anabolic agents) and certain drugs.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0004717), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: peliosis hepatis
- Also called
- hepatic peliosis