title: Tuberculoma of the liver.
abstract: We report an isolated giant solid macronodular tuberculoma in an 8-year-old boy. A large-space-occupying lesion in the right lobe with nodular surface and hard consistency mimicked liver malignancy. This case is unusual as the ultrasonography, computed tomography scan, and aspiration cytology were all suggestive of a malignant tumor. Laparotomy confirmed a 15 x 10 cm nodular tumor present in the right lobe of liver. The segments 5, 6, 7, and 8 were excised. The histopathology revealed tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Niloufer Institute of Child Health, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bharathi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagarjuna
authors.forename: G V S N
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: J Bhaskar
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: D Kalyan Ravi
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Prasad