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. 2000 Feb;76(892):100–102. doi: 10.1136/pmj.76.892.100

Hepatocellular adenomatosis associated with hereditary haemochromatosis

J Radhi 1, J Loewy 1
PMCID: PMC1741485  PMID: 10644389

Abstract

A young healthy man presented with abdominal pain following an accidental fall. Imaging studies and laparoscopy revealed multiple yellowish well-defined hepatic lesions. Liver biopsies showed hepatic adenomas and iron overload. Laboratory investigation confirmed a diagnosis of hereditary haemochromatosis. To our knowledge this represents the first report of an association of hepatic adenomatosis and primary haemochromatosis.


Keywords: liver; adenomatosis; haemochromatosis

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