TY - JOUR
AR - RDI-2019-4-105
TI - Huge Hepatocellular Adenoma
AU - Andrei, Ryllo
AU - Tomas , Urbonas
JO - Radiology and Medical Diagnostic Imaging
PY - 2019
DA - Fri 10, Jan 2020
SN - 2613-7836
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.RDI.2019.04.05
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/huge-hepatocellular-adenoma_RDI-2019-4-105 
KW - Hepatocellular, adenoma, liver tumour
AB - Hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) is generally uncommon benign liver tumor with potential to become
malignant. Its prevalence has been increasing steadily secondary to wide use of oral contraceptives and due
to the increased use of imaging for a variety of unrelated reasons. Large adenomas may present with chronic
abdominal pain. As HCA become larger it is prone to rupture and hemorrhage due to central necrosis
because the vascular supply is limited to the surface of the tumor. If left untreated HCA can undergo
transformation into hepatocellular carcinoma which can be as high as in 10% of cases1 or even higher.
Surgical excision is a preferred method of treatment. Other modalities include embolization of bleeding
tumors and ablative modalities in selected cases.