ANGIOGRAPHIC AND ECHOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN AVASCULAR FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA OF LIVER

The authors performed diagnostic studies on a young woman using oral contraceptives who proved to have two benign hepatic cell tumors. The findings are unique from two standpoints: the tumors were completely avascular at arteriography even though there was no evidence of hemorrhage; and the diagnosis was made by gray scale ultrasonography prior to either arteriography or surgery.