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Multiple focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver in a patient with prostatic cancer
  1. J F Cadranel,
  2. K Hadj-Nacer,
  3. J C Kikassa,
  4. A Cazier
  1. Services d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie, d’Imagerie Médicale, d’Urologie et d’Anatomo- pathologie, Centre Hospitalier, Laennec BP72, 60109, Creil, France
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr J F Cadranel;
    jfrancois.cadranel{at}ch-creil.fr

https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.52.7.1071

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    We read with interest the study of Luciani and colleagues (Gut 2002;50:877–80) comparing focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver in men and women. The major findings of this very large study conducted by an expert team in this field were that mean age at diagnosis was higher in men (p<0.01), mean FNH size smaller (p<0.001), and surgery more often performed (p<0.001) in men (n=18) than in women (n=216). Interestingly, perhaps because of the relatively small number of men (although very large in terms of the rare occurrence of FNH in men), no cases …

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