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Focal Nodular Hyperplasia of the Liver
Author(s) -
HORINO N.,
TANAKA Y.,
USUI T.,
YOKOYAMA T.,
ITOH K.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1985.tb10044.x
Subject(s) - medicine , focal nodular hyperplasia , laparotomy , hyperplasia , scintigraphy , left lobe , radiology , pathology , hepatocellular carcinoma
.Although benign liver tumors are extremely rare in pediatric patients, this 9‐year‐old boy had focal nodular hyperplasia in the left lobe of the liver. The diagnosis of hyperplasia was made before laparotomy with the help of various radiological examinations, especially liver and biliary scintigraphy.