Hepatocellular carcinoma associated with oral contraceptives.
A primary hepatic tumour occurred in a 36-year-old woman who had been taking oral contraceptives for 6 years; she was treated by partial hepatectomy. The neoplasm had the characteristics of a well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma and the regional lymph nodes contained similar tumour.
D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D009640:Norethindrone / Q000009:adverse effects
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D009640:Norethindrone