title: Pseudorheumatoid nodule in the liver of an adolescent male.
abstract: Focal hepatic lesions in the pediatric population are rare and are usually found on incidental imaging of the abdomen. The most common lesions are focal nodular hyperplasia and hemangioma, but the differential diagnosis is quite broad. We present a case of an adolescent male who was found to have a large pseudorheumatoid nodule of the liver that was successfully resected. Only one previous case is reported in the literature and none in the pediatric age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Sciences, Children's Hospital and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA. ssaeed@peds.uab.edu
authors.forename: Shehzad A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Hardin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male