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Query: UMLS:C0149520 (
acute cholecystitis
)
2,784
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Case reports of benign hepatoma in young women taking oral contraceptives (OCs) are known to exist. A benign hepatic adenoma was discovered in a young woman who had been taking an OC (
Ortho-Novum
2) for 7 years. Although hepatic adenoma is a rare tumor, the increasing number of reports of its occurrence strongly suggest an association between OCs and benign hepatic adenoma. Diagnosis must be suspected in any young woman taking OCs and developing signs of
acute cholecystitis
with hepatomegaly or mass, or presenting with signs and symptoms of nontraumatic intraabdominal hemorrage. Rupture of the tumor is life-threatening. Treatment should be removal of the tumor whenever possible.
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PMID:Benign liver cell adenoma associated with use of oral contraceptive agents. 17 59
