Hepatocellular adenoma history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zahir Ali Shaikh, MD[2]
Overview
The small hepatocellular adenoma is generally asymptomatic. Typical clinical manifestations include spontaneous rupture or hemorrhage leading to acute abdominal pain with progression hypotension and even death. There is history of oral contraceptive use in women and long term anabolic steroids use in men.
Hepatocellular adenoma history and symptoms
- The small hepatocellular adenoma is generally asymptomatic.
- Abdominal pain is the most common symptom in other patients, that is usually related to tumoral hemorrhage.
- Right upper quadrant abdominal fullness or discomfort is present in 40% of cases due to mass effect.
- Typical clinical manifestation is spontaneous rupture or hemorrhage leading to acute abdominal pain with progression to hypotension and even death.
- There is history of oral contraceptive use in women and long term anabolic steroids use in men.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barthelmes L, Tait IS (2005). "Liver cell adenoma and liver cell adenomatosis". HPB (Oxford). 7 (3): 186–96. doi:10.1080/13651820510028954. PMC 2023950. PMID 18333188.
- ↑ Introduction. Hindawi(2015). http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijh/2013/374170. Accessed on November 2, 2015