Concept information
Preferred term
Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Hyperplasia, Focal Nodular
Scope note
- Solitary or multiple benign hepatic vascular tumors, usually occurring in women of 20-50 years of age. The nodule, poorly encapsulated, consists of a central stellate fibrous scar and normal liver elements such as HEPATOCYTES, small BILE DUCTS, and KUPFFER CELLS among the intervening fibrous septa. The pale colored central scar represents large blood vessels with hyperplastic fibromuscular layer and narrowing lumen.
History note
- 2000
In other languages
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Finnish
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FNH
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fokaalinen nodulaarinen liikakasvu
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hyperplasia focalis nodularis
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hyperplasia focalis nodularis hepatis
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maksan fokaalinen nodulaarinen hyperplasia
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maksan fokaalinen nodulaarinen liikakasvu
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020518
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