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Hepatocellular carcinoma associated with oral contraceptives
The British Journal of Surgery
|May 1, 1978
Abstract:
A primary hepatic tumour occurred in a 36-year-old woman who had been taking oral contraceptives for 6 years; she was treated by partial hepatectomy. The neoplasm had the characteristics of a well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma and the regional lymph nodes contained similar tumour.
Keywords:
BiologyCancerCase StudiesContraceptionContraceptive Agents, FemaleContraceptive Methods--side effectsDiseasesEthinyl EstradiolFamily PlanningHepatic EffectsHistologyNeoplasmsNorethindrone AcetateOral Contraceptives, Combined--side effectsOral Contraceptives--side effectsPhysiologyResearch MethodologyStudies