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Figure 3. Histological findings of non-tumoral tissue in patients with NAFLD-HCC. (A) Example of NASH with diffuse steatosis, mainly macrovesicular, with ballooning, apoptotic hepatocytes and foci of inflammation (Haematoxylin Eosin staining, 10×); (B) Advanced fibrosis demonstrated with Masson’s thricrome staining (4×); (C) Mild steatosis in the context of NAFLD (Haematoxylin Eosin staining, 10×); and (D) Fibrosis limited to portal tract in a case of NASH (Masson’s thricrome, 10×).