title: Hemoperitoneum from liver cell adenoma in a patient on oral contraceptives.
abstract: A case of hemoperitoneum from ruptured benign liver cell adenoma in a young woman with a long history of oral contraceptive use is presented. The importance of recognizing the cause of this intra-abdominal emergency is stressed, and comment is made about the entity occurring in women on contraceptive drugs.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008656:Mestranol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011372:Progestins / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D011372:Progestins; D008656:Mestranol