ABSTRACT
Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver is a benign disorder that usually occurs in women during their reproductive years. Multiple FNH is very rare. A case of multiple FNH of the liver occurring in a 34-year-old woman is described. FNH diagnosis was confirmed by means of US, CT, MR, scintigraphy and hepatic biopsy. There was no further change in either size or appearance of liver masses in the ensuing 6 years of follow-up.
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Focal Nodular Hyperplasia/diagnosis , Adult , Female , HumansABSTRACT
Multiple chondromatous hamartomas of the lung are extremely rare. We report a case of a 78 year-old man admitted to our service for a neurological syndrome associated with cerebral cancer. Chest-X-ray and computed tomography revealed multiple and bilateral pulmonary nodules. A metastatic carcinoma was initially taken into account but, in the light of natural history of the disease, clinical examination and CT-scan characteristics of the lesions, we formulated the final diagnosis of multiple bilateral chondromatous hamartomas of the lung.
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Hamartoma/diagnosis , Lung Diseases/diagnosis , Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Male , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A case of acute cholestatic hepatitis associated with use of antiplatelet agent ticlopidine is reported. Hepatitis developed 3 weeks after the beginning of the drug in a 72 year old man submitted to coronary angioplasty and stent implantation for unstable angina. The close time relationship between the administration of this antiplatelet drug and the acute onset of liver damage, the exclusion of other hepatobiliary disease and the progressive normalisation of biochemical parameters following withdrawal of the drug strongly suggest that ticlopidine was involved in the pathogenesis of this syndrome.
