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YEAR: 1977

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Liver tumors and oral contraceptives. [Levertumores og P-piller.]

AUTHORS

Torsvik H

SOURCE

TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LAEGEFORENING. 1977 May 31;97(15):755-6.

ABSTRACT

Benign liver tumors have been observed to occur in conjunction with oral contraceptive use, especially those

containing mestranol. The tumors are divided into 2 types, focal nodular hyperplasia and liver cell adenoma, the

latter being more common. The tumors vary in size from 1/2-20 cm in diameter, and multiple tumors are found in 10%

of patients with such tumors. Liver tumors occur mostly after 4-5 years of oral contraceptive use, but can occur after

6 months. 40%-50% of the tumors are discovered because of pain or intraperitineal bleeding, which can be

associated with menstrual bleeding. Such tumors can be diagnosed by palpation or angiography. Liver scan will not

register the malignant tumors which can develop from liver cell adenomas. Prognosis is good after complete

removal of the tumor. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 35-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Liver tumors and oral contraceptives. [Levertumores og P-

piller.]", is(are) Torsvik H. The source of this article is "TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LAEGEFORENING. 1977

May 31;97(15):755-6.". This article was published in 1977 in Norwegian language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT7T 35-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 30035

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