Case 35-1987: A 21-Year-Old Woman with a Hepatic Mass after Treatment for Amenorrhea

Richard C. Cabot, Robert E. Scully, Eugene J. Mark, William F. McNeely, Betty U. McNeely, Ronald A. Malt, Carolyn C. Compton

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Abstract

Presentation of Case A 21-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of a mass in the right hepatic lobe. The patient's menarche began at the age of 16 years, with flow that lasted two or three days and was not preceded by molimina. At the age of 18 years her menses ceased at a time that her weight fell from 50 to 42.3 kg during travel to Europe. Several months later she regained the lost weight, but amenorrhea persisted. During the two years before admission brief courses of various hormonal preparations were administered elsewhere; they included medroxyprogesterone, estrogens, thyroid….

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)556-564
Number of pages9
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume317
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 27 1987
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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