title: [Inflammatory pseudotumor of the intrahepatic biliary tract].
abstract: Hepatic inflammatory pseudotumors are rare, presenting with a severe clinical pattern mimicking neoplasm. The diagnosis is almost always based on pathological examination showing inflammatory lesions with a polymorphous infiltrate and variable amounts of fibrous tissue. Development in the biliary tract is rare. We report the case of a 53-year-old patient who was referred for poor general condition and jaundice; the initial diagnosis was cholangiocarcinoma. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen showed a right intrahepatic biliary duct inflammatory pseudotumor. The patient developed recurrent jaundice three months after surgery due to a lesion of the left biliary ducts. Treatment with cortisone resulted in rapid improvement of jaundice.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Saint-Paul
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hastier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baldini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gigante
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gugenheim
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Michiels
mesh_terms: D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Pseudo-tumeur inflammatoire des voies biliaires intra-hépatiques.