Bleeding into solitary hepatic tuberculoma. Report of a case treated by resection.
A hepatic tuberculoma complicated by bleeding was treated with extended right lobectomy. Laparotomy was indicated by preoperative investigations suggesting intratumour haemorrhage. The final diagnosis was determined after histologic examination.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery