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Adenoma

Studies from University of Pittsburgh in the area of adenoma described

Published in Telemedicine Week, November 4th, 2008

"Hepatocellular adenoma (HA) is a rare benign tumor of the liver. Surgical resection is generally indicated to reduce risks of hemorrhage and malignant transformation," scientists in the United States report.

"We sought to evaluate clinical presentation, surgical management, and outcomes of patients with HA at our institution. We performed a retrospective review of 41 patients who underwent surgical resection for HA between 1988 and 2007. Thirty-eight patients were women, and the median age at presentation was 36 years (range, 19-65 years). The most common clinical presentation was abdominal pain (70%) followed by incidental radiological finding (17%). Twenty-two...

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