Search results for "Benign liver tumor"

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Sex hormones and risk of liver tumor.

2007

The liver is morphologically and functionally modulated by sex hormones. Long-term use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) can induce both benign (hemangioma, adenoma, and focal nodular hyperplasia [FNH]) and malignant (hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC]) hepatocellular tumors. Hepatic adenomas (HAs) are rare, benign neoplasms usually occurring in young women, the development and the complications of which have been related to the strength of OCs and the duration of their use. HA incidence has fallen since the introduction of pills containing smaller amounts of estrogens. FNH is a benign lesion, most commonly seen in young women, which is thought to represent a …

MaleRiskmedicine.medical_specialtyCirrhosisLiver tumorAdenomamedicine.drug_classPhysiologyBiologyGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyAndrogenAromataseHistory and Philosophy of ScienceInternal medicinemedicineHumansSex RatioHCCGonadal Steroid HormonesHepatitisGeneral NeuroscienceLiver NeoplasmsFocal nodular hyperplasiaCancermedicine.diseaseEstrogenEndocrinologyLiverReceptors EstrogenEstrogenReceptors AndrogenHepatocellular carcinomaFemaleBenign liver tumorAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
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Benign focal lesions

2011

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Settore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E Radioterapiabenign liver tumors CT MRI
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