An Unusual Cause of Fever in a Man With a Liver Mass

Question: A 64-year-old man with a 4-month history of intermittent abdominal pain, fevers to 38 °C, chills, fatigue, anorexia, and weight loss visited our clinic because the discomforts have gotten worse over the past week. Physical examination was unremarkable. His medical and surgical history included right hemicolectomy 23 years ago for adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon, coronary ather osclerotic heart disease, kidney stones, cholecystolithiasis, and type II diabetes. He had a 40-year history of cigarette smoking and no family history of cancer.
Source: Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Clinical Challenges and Images in GI Source Type: research