Florid duct lesions are diagnostic of: (A) Klatskin tumor, (B) Primary sclerosing cholangitis, (C) Primary biliary cirrhosis, (D) Secondary biliary cirrhosis
Answer is C. Ans. (c) Primary biliary cirrhosis(Ref: Robbins 9th/pg 858; 8th/pg 867)In Primary biliary cirrhosis: Interlobular bile ducts are actively destroyed by lymphoplasmacytic inflammation with or without granulomas (the florid duct lesion)