Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: case report and review of the literature.
Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare lesion that generally is considered to be benign in biological behavior, although some may recur or metastasize. The authors report on a patient with inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver whose preoperative radiologic findings resembled those of focal nodular hyperplasia. The biological investigation showed a polyclonality of the cells and diploidy of the DNA content and suggested benign characteristics of the lesion. J Pediatr Surg 36:663-666.
Department of Surgery, Gunma Children's Medical Center, Gunma, Japan.
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Sakai
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Ikeda
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Suzuki
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Takahashi
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Kuroiwa
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Hirato
Hatakeyama Si
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Tsuchida
D000792:Angiography; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler