Studies from University of California yield new data on hyperplasia

"Cirrhotic livers are characterized by advanced fibrosis and the formation of hepatocellular nodules, which are classified histologically as either (a) regenerative lesions (eg, regenerative nodules, lobar or segmental hyperplasia, focal nodular hyperplasia) or (b) dysplastic or neoplastic lesions (eg, dysplastic foci and nodules, hepatocellular carcinomas). The differentiation of these lesions is important because regenerative nodules are benign, whereas dysplastic and neoplastic nodules are premalignant and malignant respectively However their,., accurate characterization may be difficult even at histopathologic analysis," scientists writing in the journal Radiographics...

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