Published in:
01-03-2019 | Case Report
Giant Hepatic Adenoma in a 12-Year-Old Girl
Authors:
Hemant Kumar Singh, Shraddha Patkar, A. M. Polnaya, Mukta Ramadwar, Mahesh Goel
Published in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Issue 1/2019
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Excerpt
Hepatic adenomas (HA) are benign tumours and constitute 2% of all the liver tumours with an annual incidence of 3–4 per million in Europe and North America [
1]. There has been an increase in incidence owing to increase in the use of oestrogen-based contraceptive medication and increased detection due to widespread use of imaging modalities. The common predisposing factor for hepatic adenoma is the use of oestrogen-based oral contraceptive pills. Here, we present a case of giant hepatic adenoma in a young girl in whom no predisposing factors could be identified. …