DOI: 10.12890/2016_000495

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

Authors

  • Annamaria Gesualdo Clinica Medica “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Policlinico, Bari
  • Rossana Tamburrano Clinica Medica “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Policlinico, Bari
  • Antonia Gentile Department of Emergency and Transplantation, Pathology Section, University of Bari, Policlinico, Bari
  • Antonio Giannini Radiology Division, Ospedale Di Venere, Bari
  • Giuseppe Palasciano Clinica Medica “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Policlinico, Bari
  • Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri Clinica Medica “A. Murri”, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Policlinico, Bari

v.o.palmieri@gmail.com

Keywords

Liver, Inflammatory pseudotumor, Ultrasound, Biopsy

Abstract

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.

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Published

2017-03-27

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017)

How to Cite

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Gesualdo A, Tamburrano R, Gentile A, Giannini A, Palasciano G, Palmieri VO. A Diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver by Contrast Enhaced Ultrasound and Fine-Needle Biopsy: A Case Report. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 27 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];4(2). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/495