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=Benign hepatic neoplasms= | =Benign hepatic neoplasms= | ||
==Bile duct adenoma== | |||
:Should '''not''' be confused with ''[[bile duct hamartoma]]''. | |||
===General=== | |||
*Benign. | |||
*Important as it can be misdiagnosed as cancer. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Disordered bile ducts within in a fibrotic stroma. | |||
**'''No''' (yellow) bile within, as these lesions do not have a connection to the biliary tree. | |||
**+/-Lymphocytic cuff. | |||
Negatives: | |||
*No mitotic activity. | |||
*No necrosis. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Cholangiocarcinoma]]. | |||
*Metastatic adenocarcinoma. | |||
*[[Bile duct hamartoma]] (von Meyenburg complex). | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://www.ganfyd.org/index.php?title=Image:Bile_duct_adenoma_low_power.jpg Bile duct adenoma (ganfyd.org)]. | |||
==Hepatic adenoma== | ==Hepatic adenoma== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''hepatocellular adenoma'', abbreviated ''HCA''. | *[[AKA]] ''hepatocellular adenoma'', abbreviated ''HCA''. | ||