Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver.
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.
Locke
Jayme E
JE
Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Choti
Michael A
MA
Torbenson
Michael S
MS
Horton
Karen M
KM
Molmenti
Ernesto P
EP
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male