hepatocellular adenoma
Synopsis
Variants
pigmented hepatic adenoma (1)
multiple hepatic adenoma (hepatic adenomatosis)
Associations
oral contraceptive steroids
non-contraceptive estrogens (e.g. danazol)
virilizing and feminizing ovarian tumors
endogenous sex steroids
Klinefelter syndrome
antiestrogens (e.g. clomiphene citrate)
anabolic steroids/androgenic steroids
carbamezepine
severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
glycogenoses
- type Ia glycogenosis
- type III glycogenosis
Hurler disease
familial diabetes mellitus (bi-allelic inactivation of HNF1 (TCF1))
beta-thalassemia
Molecular biology
bi-allelic inactivation of HNF1 (TCF1) in hepatic adenomas (#12355088#)
Differential diagnosis
nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH)
focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH)
well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma
References