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Descriptor English: Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
Descriptor Spanish: Hiperplasia Nodular Focal
Descriptor hiperplasia nodular focal
Entry term(s) hiperplasia focal nodular
Scope note: Tumor hepático benigno, solitario o múltiple, vascularizado, generalmente asintomático, que aparece preferentemente en mujeres de 20 a 50 años. El nódulo, mal encapsulado, consta de una cicatriz estrellada central y estructuras hepáticas normales como HEPATOCITOS, CONDUCTOS BILIARES y CÉLULAS DE KUPFFER y septos fibrosos. La cicatriz central, de color pálido, contiene vasos sanguíneos grandes, de paredes fibromusculares hiperplásicas y luces estrechas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hiperplasia Nodular Focal do Fígado
Descriptor French: Hyperplasie focale nodulaire
Entry term(s): Focal Nodular Hyperplasias
Hyperplasia, Focal Nodular
Hyperplasias, Focal Nodular
Tree number(s): C06.552.270
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020518
Scope note: Solitary or multiple benign hepatic vascular tumors, usually occurring in women of 20-50 years of age. The nodule, poorly encapsulated, consists of a central stellate fibrous scar and normal liver elements such as HEPATOCYTES, small BILE DUCTS, and KUPFFER CELLS among the intervening fibrous septa. The pale colored central scar represents large blood vessels with hyperplastic fibromuscular layer and narrowing lumen.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Hyperplasia (1968-1999)
Liver Diseases (1969-1999)
Liver Neoplasms (1968-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34199
Unique ID: D020518
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Focal Nodular Hyperplasia - Preferred
Concept UI M0328479
Scope note Solitary or multiple benign hepatic vascular tumors, usually occurring in women of 20-50 years of age. The nodule, poorly encapsulated, consists of a central stellate fibrous scar and normal liver elements such as HEPATOCYTES, small BILE DUCTS, and KUPFFER CELLS among the intervening fibrous septa. The pale colored central scar represents large blood vessels with hyperplastic fibromuscular layer and narrowing lumen.
Preferred term Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
Entry term(s) Focal Nodular Hyperplasias
Hyperplasia, Focal Nodular
Hyperplasias, Focal Nodular



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