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. 1974 Jul 6;3(5922):7-10.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5922.7.

Liver hamartomas in patients on oral contraceptives

J P O'Sullivan, R P Wilding

Liver hamartomas in patients on oral contraceptives

J P O'Sullivan et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

Three cases are reported of tumour-like lesions of the liver in women who had been on oral contraceptives for long periods. These malformations have a prominent vascular component and may present with haemoperitoneum and shock. The possibility of an association between liver hamartomas and oral contraceptive therapy has to be considered.

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