title: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver--a rare entity and a diagnostic challenge.
abstract: Inflammatory pseudotumors are rare benign lesions that occur throughout the body. Hepatic pseudotumors are uncommon lesions, accompanied by fever, malaise, abdominal pain, and mass effect, and therefore are commonly misdiagnosed as malignant tumors or liver abscesses. Because even routine imaging procedures usually fail to differentiate hepatic pseudotumors from liver neoplasms, a diagnostic histology procedure is usually needed. We present a case of hepatic pseudotumor that resolved spontaneously and review the literature, including 40 previously reported cases and the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine A, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zamir
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jarchowsky
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abumoch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Groisman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ammar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous