Danazol-induced hepatocellular adenomas. A case report and review of the literature

H Kahn; C Manzarbeitia; N Theise; M Schwartz; C Miller; S N Thung

Danazol-induced hepatocellular adenomas. A case report and review of the literature

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1991 Oct;115(10):1054-7.

Authors

H Kahn¹, C Manzarbeitia, N Theise, M Schwartz, C Miller, S N Thung

Affiliation

¹ Lillian and Henry M. Stratton-Hans Popper Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, NY.

PMID: 1654873

Abstract

We report a case of hepatocellular adenomas in a 39-year-old woman who had been taking danazol for uterine fibroids. To our knowledge, this is the first case in which multiple hepatocellular adenomas were discovered after only 6 months of danazol intake.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / chemically induced*
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
Danazol / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Liver / pathology
Liver Neoplasms / chemically induced*
Liver Neoplasms / pathology
Time Factors

Substances

Danazol