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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''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|estrogen]] content.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Rooks J, Ory H, Ishak K, Strauss L, Greenspan J, Hill A, Tyler C | title = Epidemiology of hepatocellular adenoma. The role of oral contraceptive use. | journal = JAMA | volume = 242 | issue = 7 | pages = 644-8 | year = 1979 | id = PMID 221698}}</ref> | '''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|estrogen]] content.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Rooks J, Ory H, Ishak K, Strauss L, Greenspan J, Hill A, Tyler C | title = Epidemiology of hepatocellular adenoma. The role of oral contraceptive use. | journal = JAMA | volume = 242 | issue = 7 | pages = 644-8 | year = 1979 | id = PMID 221698}}</ref> | ||
==Diagnosis== | |||
[[MRI]] is the most useful investigation in the diagnosis and workup.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Hussain S, van den Bos I, Dwarkasing R, Kuiper J, den Hollander J | title = Hepatocellular adenoma: findings at state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, computed tomography and pathologic analysis. | journal = Eur Radiol | volume = 16 | issue = 9 | pages = 1873-86 | year = 2006 | id = PMID 16708218}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
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]
Diagnosis
MRI is the most useful investigation in the diagnosis and workup.[2]
References
- ↑ 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. PMID 221698.
- ↑ 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. PMID 16708218.