Vanishing Tumor in a Liver Graft from a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-Positive Donor

Vanishing Tumor in a Liver Graft from a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-Positive Donor

We report a case of vanishing tumor considered as inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) found in the liver after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) from a hepatitis B virus surface antigen-positive donor. The radiological findings were similar to those of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the...

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Main Authors: Mayo Fuchino, Kazuto Tajiri, Masami Minemura, Toshiro Sugiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Inflammatory pseudotumor
Liver transplantation
Vanishing tumor
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481164
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spelling doaj-ae5a16e2ef334f8896a98c6d777cb8162020-11-24T21:47:49ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312017-10-0111361061510.1159/000481164481164Vanishing Tumor in a Liver Graft from a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-Positive DonorMayo FuchinoKazuto TajiriMasami MinemuraToshiro SugiyamaWe report a case of vanishing tumor considered as inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) found in the liver after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) from a hepatitis B virus surface antigen-positive donor. The radiological findings were similar to those of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the tumor disappeared completely within several months and was suggested to have been an IPT. IPT is known to be associated with biliary duct operation or biliary infection, and it can show various enhancement patterns in radiological studies, sometimes resembling HCC. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a liver tumor in patients with LDLT.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481164Inflammatory pseudotumorLiver transplantationVanishing tumor
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author Mayo Fuchino
Kazuto Tajiri
Masami Minemura
Toshiro Sugiyama
spellingShingle Mayo Fuchino
Kazuto Tajiri
Masami Minemura
Toshiro Sugiyama
Vanishing Tumor in a Liver Graft from a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-Positive Donor
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Inflammatory pseudotumor
Liver transplantation
Vanishing tumor
author_facet Mayo Fuchino
Kazuto Tajiri
Masami Minemura
Toshiro Sugiyama
author_sort Mayo Fuchino
title Vanishing Tumor in a Liver Graft from a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-Positive Donor
title_short Vanishing Tumor in a Liver Graft from a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-Positive Donor
title_full Vanishing Tumor in a Liver Graft from a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-Positive Donor
title_fullStr Vanishing Tumor in a Liver Graft from a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-Positive Donor
title_full_unstemmed Vanishing Tumor in a Liver Graft from a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-Positive Donor
title_sort vanishing tumor in a liver graft from a hepatitis b virus surface antigen-positive donor
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn 1662-0631
publishDate 2017-10-01
description We report a case of vanishing tumor considered as inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) found in the liver after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) from a hepatitis B virus surface antigen-positive donor. The radiological findings were similar to those of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the tumor disappeared completely within several months and was suggested to have been an IPT. IPT is known to be associated with biliary duct operation or biliary infection, and it can show various enhancement patterns in radiological studies, sometimes resembling HCC. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a liver tumor in patients with LDLT.
topic Inflammatory pseudotumor
Liver transplantation
Vanishing tumor
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481164
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