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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