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Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
Hyperplasia, Focal Nodular | Focal Nodular Hyperplasias | Hyperplasias, Focal Nodular
Benign, usually asymptomatic nodule of the liver, occurring chiefly in women. It is a firm, highly vascular mass resembling cirrhosis, usually with a stellate fibrous core containing numerous small bile ducts, and having vessels lined by Kupffer cells. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
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