Focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver coexisting with an adrenal pseudocyst.
A case of focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver and an adrenal pseudocyst coexisting in the same patient is presented. The presentation was due to the large adrenal pseudocyst, which caused abdominal pain and swelling. At operation, the FNH was noted as an incidental finding. The aetiopathogenesis of both these lesions is thought to be the result of vascular malformation. FNH is associated with several other vascular malformations and lesions, and the association with an adrenal pseudocyst extends this concept. It also lends support to the theory that vascular abnormalities are important in the causation of these lesions.
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Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Natal, Durban.
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D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure