HEPATIC ADENOMATOSIS

Citation
Tm. Arsenault et al., HEPATIC ADENOMATOSIS, Mayo Clinic proceedings, 71(5), 1996, pp. 478-480
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
ISSN journal
00256196
Volume
71
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
478 - 480
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-6196(1996)71:5<478:HA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This case report describes a 41-year-old woman with hepatic adenomatos is (multiple hepatic adenomas) associated with acute hemorrhage. She h ad no history of oral contraceptive use or corticosteroid therapy. Ult rasonography showed multiple masses in the right lobe of the liver. Th e clinical associations and potential complications of hepatocellular adenomas are discussed, and the histologic characteristics are provide d. Their typical appearance on computed tomography, ultrasonography, m agnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear scintigraphy is described. The differential diagnosis of hepatic adenomatosis and multiple solid live r masses is discussed.