Liver pseudotumor: a rare manifestation of hepatic granulomata caused by Ascaris lumbricoides ova.
A rare case of hepatic granulomata caused by Ascaris lumbricoides ova is reported. The patient presented clinically with hepatic mass simulating malignancy, and final diagnosis was performed after surgery, which provided enough material for histopathological examination.
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Serviço de Gastroenterogia, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Oliveira
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Barbosa
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Lanfredi
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Chagas
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications*; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010063:Ovum; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed