title: Spontaneous regression of hepatic pseudotumor.
abstract: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver is a rare benign lesion that usually has been discovered at laparotomy and treated by hepatic resection. We report a case of hepatic pseudotumor that was treated without surgery and that subsequently spontaneously resolved. Hepatic pseudotumor occur in all age groups, but most commonly in middle-aged adults, with a 3.5:1 male predominance. Presenting symptoms are 1 or 2 months of fever (66%), abdominal pain (51%), and weight loss (21%). Most often, the lesions are solitary encapsulated tumors composed of whorled laminated fibrous stroma and chronic inflammatory infiltrate. Our report provides documentation of spontaneous resolution of a hepatic pseudotumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gollapudi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chejfec
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Zarling
mesh_terms: D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous