Diseases

Focal Nodular Hyperplasia

Solitary or multiple benign hepatic vascular tumors, usually occurring in women of 20-50 years of age. The nodule, poorly encapsulated, consists of a central stellate fibrous scar and normal liver elements such as HEPATOCYTES, small BILE DUCTS, and KUPFFER CELLS among the intervening fibrous septa. The pale colored central scar represents large blood vessels with hyperplastic fibromuscular layer and narrowing lumen.

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Solitary or multiple benign hepatic vascular tumors, usually occurring in women of 20-50 years of age. The nodule, poorly encapsulated, consists of a central stellate fibrous scar and normal liver elements such as HEPATOCYTES, small BILE DUCTS, and KUPFFER CELLS among the intervening fibrous septa. The pale colored central scar represents large blood vessels with hyperplastic fibromuscular layer and narrowing lumen.

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  • Hyperplasia, Focal Nodular
  • Focal Nodular Hyperplasias
  • Hyperplasias, Focal Nodular

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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  • Hyperplasia (1968-1999)
  • Liver Diseases (1969-1999)
  • Liver Neoplasms (1968-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Focal Nodular Hyperplasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020518. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020518
  2. Focal Nodular Hyperplasia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focal_nodular_hyperplasia
  3. Focal Nodular Hyperplasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1435219