Focal nodular hyperplasia-like nodules in a young man with congenital liver cirrhosis.
- Author:
Ju Hee SEO
1
;
Jun Yong PARK
;
Young Nyun PARK
;
Ha Na PARK
;
Ji Hyeon BAEK
;
Hye Ryun KIM
;
Kwang Hyub HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. gihankhys@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Focal nodular hyperplasia;
Focal nodular hyperplasia-like nodules (FNH-like nodules);
Liver cirrhosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular;
Focal Nodular Hyperplasia;
Humans;
Hydrazines;
Liver;
Liver Cirrhosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;76(Suppl 1):S26-S30
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Focal nodular hyperplasia-like nodules (FNH-like nodules) are hypervascular lesions that occur in the cirrhotic liver. Histologically,they are similar to classical FNH in an otherwise normal liver. Radiologically, FNH-like nodules may mimic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and they have been misdiagnosed as HCC based on radiological findings. Their pathogenesis and etiology are unclear, but they may arise from a local hyperplastic response to vascular alterations like classical FNH. Rarely, these nodules transform into malignant tumors and cause complications. We report the case of a 28-year-old man with multiple FNH-like nodules in congenital liver cirrhosis.
