A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case Report

A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case Report

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the liver is a rare, benign lesion of unclear etiology, which may be misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, secondary tumor or abscess, because of its non-specific clinical, biochemical and radiologic findings. We present the case of a 48-old-...

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Main Authors: Annamaria Gesualdo, Rossana Tamburrano, Antonia Gentile, Antonio Giannini, Giuseppe Palasciano, Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2017-03-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Liver, Inflammatory pseudotumor, Ultrasound, Biopsy
Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/495
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spelling doaj-aa4618813e334564bccf464485c974b02020-11-24T22:56:57ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942017-03-014210.12890/2016_000495190A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case ReportAnnamaria Gesualdo0Rossana Tamburrano1Antonia Gentile2Antonio Giannini3Giuseppe Palasciano4Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri5Clinica Medica “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Policlinico, BariClinica Medica “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Policlinico, BariDepartment of Emergency and Transplantation, Pathology Section, University of Bari, Policlinico, BariRadiology Division, Ospedale Di Venere, BariClinica Medica “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Policlinico, BariClinica Medica “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Policlinico, BariInflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the liver is a rare, benign lesion of unclear etiology, which may be misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, secondary tumor or abscess, because of its non-specific clinical, biochemical and radiologic findings. We present the case of a 48-old-year male in whom diagnosis of liver IPT was suspected by contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and confirmed by fine-needle liver biopsy. The diagnosis is in contrast to most of the literature reports in which the diagnosis was made only based on a surgical specimen.http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/495Liver, Inflammatory pseudotumor, Ultrasound, Biopsy
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author Annamaria Gesualdo
Rossana Tamburrano
Antonia Gentile
Antonio Giannini
Giuseppe Palasciano
Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri
spellingShingle Annamaria Gesualdo
Rossana Tamburrano
Antonia Gentile
Antonio Giannini
Giuseppe Palasciano
Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri
A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case Report
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Liver, Inflammatory pseudotumor, Ultrasound, Biopsy
author_facet Annamaria Gesualdo
Rossana Tamburrano
Antonia Gentile
Antonio Giannini
Giuseppe Palasciano
Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri
author_sort Annamaria Gesualdo
title A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case Report
title_short A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case Report
title_full A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case Report
title_fullStr A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case Report
title_sort diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver by contrast enhaced ultrasound and fine-needle biopsy: a case report
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2017-03-01
description Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the liver is a rare, benign lesion of unclear etiology, which may be misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, secondary tumor or abscess, because of its non-specific clinical, biochemical and radiologic findings. We present the case of a 48-old-year male in whom diagnosis of liver IPT was suspected by contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and confirmed by fine-needle liver biopsy. The diagnosis is in contrast to most of the literature reports in which the diagnosis was made only based on a surgical specimen.
topic Liver, Inflammatory pseudotumor, Ultrasound, Biopsy
url http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/495
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