title: Hepatic actinomycosis presenting as a liver tumour: case report and literature review.
abstract: Hepatic actinomycosis poses a difficult problem in both diagnosis and management. We report the management of a patient with isolated hepatic actinomycosis, and review the clinical features and management of patients with hepatic actinomycosis mimicking liver tumour.
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Study of Liver Disease, and Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Alex T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Chi Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Kelvin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: Wing Lau
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Lap Tak
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Irene O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged