focal nodular hyperplasia (liver)

Epidemiology

• more common in women

Pathology

• focal nodular hyperplasia in the liver
  • does not undergo malignant transformation
  • is not hormone-responsive
  • large central artery runs through a central scar radiating outward as smaller vessels through fibrous tissue that comprises the lesion
  • does not confer risk for major bleeding

Differential diagnosis

• cirrhosis

Management

• resection only if mass effect on neighboring structure(s)

More general terms

• hyperplasia
• liver disease

Additional terms

• nodule