Nodular regenerative hyperplasia

Nodular regenerative hyperplasia is a form of liver hyperplasia associated with portal hypertension.^[1]

It can be a complication of azathioprine therapy.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Shelly D, Tevatia MS, Praharaj AK, Mehta A, Harish S, Baskaran V (2008). "Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of liver". Indian J Pathol Microbiol 51 (1): 78–80. doi:10.4103/0377-4929.40408. PMID 18417867.
↑ Daniel F, Cadranel JF, Seksik P, et al. (May 2005). "Azathioprine induced nodular regenerative hyperplasia in IBD patients". Gastroenterol. Clin. Biol. 29 (5): 600–3. doi:10.1016/S0399-8320(05)82136-0. PMID 15980758.
↑ Vernier-Massouille G, Cosnes J, Lemann M, et al. (October 2007). "Nodular regenerative hyperplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with azathioprine". Gut 56 (10): 1404–9. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.114363. PMC 2000290. PMID 17504943.

Digestive system neoplasia (C15–C26/D12–D13, 150–159/211)

Esophagus	Squamous cell carcinoma Adenocarcinoma

Stomach	Gastric carcinoma Signet ring cell carcinoma Gastric lymphoma MALT lymphoma Linitis plastica

Lower

Small intestine	Duodenal cancer Adenocarcinoma

Appendix	Carcinoid Pseudomyxoma peritonei

Colon/rectum	colorectal polyp: Peutz–Jeghers syndrome Juvenile polyposis syndrome Familial adenomatous polyposis/Gardner's syndrome Cronkhite–Canada syndrome neoplasm: Adenocarcinoma Familial adenomatous polyposis Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

Anus	Squamous cell carcinoma

Upper and/or lower

Accessory

Liver	malignant: Hepatocellular carcinoma Fibrolamellar Hepatoblastoma benign: Hepatocellular adenoma Cavernous hemangioma hyperplasia: Focal nodular hyperplasia Nodular regenerative hyperplasia

Biliary tract	bile duct: Cholangiocarcinoma Klatskin tumor gallbladder: Gallbladder cancer

Pancreas	exocrine pancreas: Adenocarcinoma Pancreatic ductal carcinoma cystic neoplasms: Serous microcystic adenoma Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm Mucinous cystic neoplasm Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm Pancreatoblastoma

Peritoneum

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