Diagnosis and treatment for focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver / 中华普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and management of focal nodular hyperplasis (FNH).Methods Clinical data of 36 FNH patients who were admitted to the Peking University People's Hospital from February 2009 to August 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.All the patients received serological and imaging examinations.Appropriate surgical treatment was done on symptomatic patients and those in which diagnosis was established but lesions progressly enlarged.Conservative treatment was done on FNH confirmed patients without symptoms.Results Of the 36 patients,22 were male and 14 were female.29 patients had no obvious clinical symptoms.The liver function was normal in 33 patients,HBsAg positive in 1 case.Serum tumor markers were normal in all patients.B ultrasound made no identification of FNH in all patients.CT was done in 10 cases,and FNH was suggested in 4 cases.MRI done on 12 cases and the diagnosis of FNH was made in 7 cases.Combination CT and MRI performed in 14 cases made definite FNH diagnosis in 10 cases.Surgical resection was performed in 30 cases,and 2 cases were treated with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation.No recurrence was found during a follow up of 14-72 months.4patients treated conservatively were imaging followed-up for 3-22 months without tumor development.Conclusion The clinical manifestations of FNH are atypical and unobvious.Combined CT and MRI examinations can help establish the diagnosis of FNH.Resection or ablation was suggested on patients in which malignancy can not be excluded.