Focal Nodular Hyperplasia of the Liver

Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation

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From the Departments of Radiologic Pathology (P.C.B., L.P.B., J.L.B., P.R.R.) and Hepatic Pathology (Z.R.G.), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Bldg 54, Room M-121, Alaska and Fern Sts, Washington, DC 20306-6000; the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md (P.C.B., L.P.B., J.L.B.); and the Department of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla (P.R.R.). Received October 18, 1995; revision requested November 1 and received December 7; accepted December 8. Address reprint requests to P.C.B.

Abbreviations: FNH = focal nodular hyperplasia, IDA = imino-diacetic acid

Index terms: Liver, focal nodular hyperplasia, 761.3198 ð Liver neoplasms, diagnosis

Acknowledgments: We thank all the physicians who have contributed cases to the archives of the AFIP for making this manuscript possible. We also thank Phyllis Hickey for her assistance in the preparation of the manuscript.

The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official nor as reflecting the views of the Army, Navy, or the Department of Defense.

Abstract Introduction Clinical Features

Pathologic Features Radiologic Features Differential Diagnosis Treatment And Prognosis

Summary Source Information References