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LIVER - Focal nodular hyperplasia with subcapsular haematoma (Traumatic)

Description
A portion of liver, cut to display towards the anterior edge, a pale circumscribed nodule approximately 1.5 cm in diameter; there is also a subcapsular haematoma present and a simple cyst of the liver can also be seen.
History
This woman at the age of 55, as a pedestrian, was struck by a car; she suffered a compound fracture of both tibia, fracture of the right femur, a fracture/dislocation of the right elbow, fracture of the right hand and a fracture/dislocation of the 2/3 cervical vertebra (X.20). The disorders of the liver illustrated here were found at autopsy.