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==Bile duct adenoma==
==Bile duct adenoma==
:''Should '''not''' be confused with [[bile duct hamartoma]].''
:''Should '''not''' be confused with [[bile duct hamartoma]].''
===General===
{{Main|Bile duct adenoma}}
*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==
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