title: Malakoplakia of liver associated with a perforated colonic diverticulum. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Malakoplakia of the liver is rare, only three cases having been documented in the world literature. Described here is the first case of malakoplakia of the liver as a complication of a perforated colonic diverticulum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536-0093.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Boucher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cibull
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male