title: Resection of liver granulomas under a diagnosis of metastases from breast cancer.
abstract: Three cases of liver granuloma mistakenly diagnosed as metastases from breast cancer are described. No common cause for granuloma formation in the liver was evident among the patients. Although surgical intervention to obtain a definitive diagnosis may occasionally be necessary, care needs to be exercised in the preoperative diagnosis of liver tumors. The growth rate of the lesions may be an important factor to consider.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery of National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kosuge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000556:secondary*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed