Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: FNH-like nodules: Possible precursor lesions in patients with focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH). | Comparative Hepatology BioMed Central Research Open Access FNH-like nodules Possible precursor lesions in patients with focal nodular hyperplasia FNH Sébastien Lepreux1 Christophe Laurent2 Charles Balabaud 3 4 and Paulette Bioulac-Sage1 4 Address 1Service d Anatomie Pathologique Hôpital Pellegrin Bordeaux France 2Service de Chirurgie Digestive et de Transplantation Hépatique Hôpital St André CHU Bordeaux France 3Service de Hépato-gastroentérologie Hôpital St André CHU Bordeaux France and 4GREF INSERM E0362 Université Bordeaux 2 146 rue Léo Saignat 33076 Bordeaux Cedex France Email Sébastien Lepreux - Christophe Laurent - Charles Balabaud - Paulette Bioulac-Sage - Corresponding author Received 26 November 2002 Accepted 26 June 2003 Published 26 June 2003 Comparative Hepatology 2003 2 7 This article is available from http content 2 1 7 2003 Lepreux et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Background The typical lesion of focal nodular hyperplasia FNH is a benign tumor-like mass characterized by hepatocytic nodules separated by fibrous bands. The solitary central artery with high flow and the absent portal vein give the lesions their characteristic radiological appearance. The great majority of cases seen in daily practice conform to the above description. Additional small nodules from 1-2 up to 15-20 mm in diameter detected by imaging techniques or on macroscopic examination may be difficult to identify as representing FNH if they lack the key features of FNH as defined in larger lesions. The aim of this study was to characterize these small nodules and to compare their characteristics with those of .
