Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver successfully treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a challenge diagnosis for one not so rare entity.
Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver is a rare, benign lesion characterized by a well-circumscribed mass of chronic inflammatory cell infiltration and proliferating fibrous tissue. Its etiology remains unclear, although inflammatory processes have been proposed. It is often misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor, and the management has been traditionally surgical. We report the case of a 16-year-old boy who was referred from another hospital with a fever of >38 degrees C with rigor and right upper quadrant pain which he had suffered from for 5 days. The ultrasonographic computed tomography and MRI findings were not diagnostic, and we performed a needle biopsy from the lesion that was consistent with inflammatory pseudotumor (of liver, mixed fibrous tissue and chronic inflammatory cell infiltration). The patient was treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and had an uneventful clinical course. During follow-up, the lesion subsequently shrank to completely vanish 1 year later.
2nd Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Ippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Themistoklis
T
Vassiliadis
Nikolaos
N
Vougiouklis
Kalliopi
K
Patsiaoura
Alexander
A
Mpoumponaris
Nikolaos
N
Nikolaidis
Olga
O
Giouleme
Nikolaos
N
Evgenidis
D000293:Adolescent; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009288:Naproxen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D003287:Contrast Media; D009288:Naproxen