title: Localized Hepatic Tuberculosis with Imaging Changes Caused by the Progression of Tuberculosis.
abstract: Localized hepatic tuberculosis (LHTB) is difficult to diagnose preoperatively, and most cases of LHTB are diagnosed based on pathological findings. A relationship between imaging features and the pathological stage of hepatic tuberculosis (TB) has recently been reported, which could aid in the diagnosis of hepatic TB. We herein present a case study of a patient with LHTB diagnosed postoperatively who demonstrated imaging changes due to the progression of TB. An awareness of the presence of LHTB might have permitted a preoperative diagnosis. This is the first report of an LHTB patient who exhibited imaging changes during the course of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tsubame Rosai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Aiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakatsuka
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ogata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000378:metabolism*; D018450:Disease Progression; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA / Q000378:metabolism*; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; C073590:gadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA