title: [Pseudotumoral hepatic tuberculosis].
abstract: In the absence of active pulmonary disease, hepatic focal tuberculosis is a rare form of tuberculosis. We present a case of pseudotumoral hepatic tuberculosis in a 44-year-old man; diagnosis is difficult because of its radiological similarity with primary or metastatic hepatic cancer. Percutaneous biopsy with US or CT guidance offers a good diagnostic alternative to laparoscopy. Histology examination revealed a tuberculoid granulomatous lesion. The disease has a good response to tuberculostatic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Digestivo, Hospital de Txagorritxu, Vitoria, Alava.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bengoa Hernández
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: López Barbarin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Galdos Ayala
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarez Rubio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delgado Fontaneda
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García Campos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Tuberculosis hepática pseudotumoral.