Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor Protruding from the Liver Surface and Directly Penetrating the Colon.

Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor Protruding from the Liver Surface and Directly Penetrating the Colon. Intern Med. 2019 Oct 15;: Authors: Imazu N, Shibata M, Koya Y, Morino K, Honma Y, Senju M, Watanabe T, Harada M Abstract A 69-year-old man was diagnosed with a liver abscess and received antibiotics at a local hospital. He was referred to our hospital due to a persistent fever. He had hepatic masses protruding from the liver surface toward the transverse colon. We reached a diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) by a percutaneous liver biopsy. Colonoscopy showed direct invasion of IPT to the colon. His condition improved by the intravenous administration of antibiotics. Hepatic IPT is often misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor. We should consider IPT when we encounter hepatic tumors, and a percutaneous liver biopsy is useful for avoiding unnecessary excessive treatments. PMID: 31611530 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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