Hepatocellular adenoma

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Hepatocellular adenoma
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DiseasesDB 5726
eMedicine med/48 
MeSH D018248

Hepatocellular adenoma, also hepatic adenoma, or rarely hepadenoma, is an uncommon benign liver tumour which is associated with the use of types of hormonal contraception with a high estrogen content.[1]

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Diagnosis

MRI is the most useful investigation in the diagnosis and workup.[2]

Treatment

All hepatocellular adenoma should be surgically resected, because of the risk of rupture causing bleeding and because they may contain malignant foci.[3]

References

  1. ^ Rooks J, Ory H, Ishak K, Strauss L, Greenspan J, Hill A, Tyler C (1979). "Epidemiology of hepatocellular adenoma. The role of oral contraceptive use.". JAMA 242 (7): 644–8. doi:10.1001/jama.242.7.644. PMID 221698. 
  2. ^ Hussain S, van den Bos I, Dwarkasing R, Kuiper J, den Hollander J (2006). "Hepatocellular adenoma: findings at state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, computed tomography and pathologic analysis.". Eur Radiol 16 (9): 1873–86. doi:10.1007/s00330-006-0292-4. PMID 16708218. 
  3. ^ Toso C, Majno P, Andres A, Rubbia-Brandt L, Berney T, Buhler L, Morel P, Mentha G (2005). "Management of hepatocellular adenoma: solitary-uncomplicated, multiple and ruptured tumors.". World J Gastroenterol 11 (36): 5691–5. PMID 16237767. Full text

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