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Abstract
A 41-year-old woman who had taken oral contraceptives for 14 years was admitted to the hospital with pain in the left shoulder region and epigastrium arising after regurgitation. Sonography and CT revealed a ruptured liver tumor with sealed-off liver hemorrhage. The resected specimen revealed a ruptured and partially necrotic liver cell adenoma. This paradigmatic case illustrates a rare but well known entity: liver cell adenomas prone to necrosis and hemorrhage, requiring emergency intervention, in women on long-term oral contraceptive therapy.Entities:
Keywords: Austria; Biology; Bleeding--women; Case Studies; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods--side effects; Developed Countries; Diseases; Europe; Family Planning; Hepatic Effects--women; Liver Neoplasms--women; Neoplasms; Oral Contraceptives--side effects; Physiology; Research Methodology; Signs And Symptoms; Studies; Western Europe; Women
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9496518
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hepatogastroenterology ISSN： 0172-6390