Hepatic Adenoma: Report of a Case

Abstract

Hepatic adenoma was not uncommon in western countries and was usually associated with oral contraceptives use. But it was rare in patients without oral contraceptives use. A case of non-pill related hepatic adenoma in a 24 year-old unmarried female patient with acute abdomen. Imaging studies showed a huge liver tumor with central hemorrhage. Right lobectomy was done and the pathological examination revealed a hepatic adenoma with intratumor bleeding. Literature concerning the relationship between oral contraceptives with this tumor and the differences between pill related and non-pill related hepatic adenoma were also reviewed.