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Case Reports
. 1975 Nov 29;4(5995):496-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5995.496.

Histological evidence of carcinoma in a hepatic tumour associated with oral contraceptives

M Davis, B Portmann, M Searle, R Wright, R Williams
Case Reports

Histological evidence of carcinoma in a hepatic tumour associated with oral contraceptives

M Davis et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

A primary hepatic tumour occurred in a 21-year-old woman who had been taking oral contraceptives for two years; she was treated by partial hepatectomy. Part of the neoplasm showed features suggestive of focal nodular hyperplasia, while the remainder had the histological characteristics of a well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma. This is the first report of malignant transformation of a tumour in a patient taking oral contraceptives.

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