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Case report: Benign liver tumor with central necrosis
Author(s) -
Cimmino Christian V.,
Scott David W.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870060215
Subject(s) - medicine , focal nodular hyperplasia , lesion , adenoma , hepatocellular adenoma , hyperplasia , pathology , abdominal pain , radiology , surgery , hepatocellular carcinoma
A 38 year old previously well woman had sudden onset of upper abdominal pain and fever. Ultrasound examination revealed a necrotizing lesion in the liver. Arteriography revealed findings consistent with an adenoma or focal nodular hyperplasia. A right lobectomy and wedge resection of a similar lesion in the left lobe were done. Microscopy of both lesions indicated focal nodular hyperplasia. Adenoma is said to be related to the contraceptive oral hormone; focal nodular hyperplasia not. But it is possible that both may have an increased incidence of bleeding in the users of the oral contraceptive hormones.