| Hepatocellular adenoma | |
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| Micrograph of a hepatic adenoma (bottom of image). H&E stain | |
| Specialty | Gastroenterology, oncology  |
Hepatocellular adenoma (also known as hepatic adenoma or hepadenoma) is a rare, benign liver tumor. It most commonly occurs in people with elevated systemic levels of estrogen, classically in women taking estrogen-containing oral contraceptive medication.[1]
- ^ Rooks J, Ory H, Ishak K, Strauss L, Greenspan J, Hill A, Tyler C (1979). "Epidemiology of hepatocellular adenoma. The role of oral contraceptive use". JAMA. 242 (7): 644–8. doi:10.1001/jama.242.7.644. PMID 221698.