title: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver.
abstract: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver (IPL) is a rare benign neoplasm. It often masquerades as a malignancy, either primary or metastatic. We describe the case of a 71-year-old man who presented with fever and malaise. Workup revealed a cecal mass, as well as a lesion in the left lobe of the liver. Pathologic examination showed a cecal neoplasm and a hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor. The patient recovered uneventfully. This case highlights the ability of IPL to masquerade as a malignant hepatic neoplasm, and emphasizes the difficulties in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jayme E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Locke
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Choti
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Torbenson
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: Ernesto P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Molmenti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male