A Case of Inflammatory Pseudotumour Masquerading as Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs) of the liver can mimic malignant lesions. As the name implies, they are usually associated with an inflammatory process and usually regress with the treatment of the underlying pathology. We report a case of a 67-year-old female who presented with right upper quadran...

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Autores principales: Rajamanickam Chandrasekaran, Kalki, Aftab, Syed, Al Jajeh, Issam, Kumar, Rajneesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10518897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37753063
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45897
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Sumario:Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs) of the liver can mimic malignant lesions. As the name implies, they are usually associated with an inflammatory process and usually regress with the treatment of the underlying pathology. We report a case of a 67-year-old female who presented with right upper quadrant pain, deranged liver enzymes, elevated tumor markers [alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and CA 19-9], and a large liver mass on imaging, suspected to be hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). She was eventually diagnosed with IPT complicating the liver inflammation due to autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). She responded well to treatment with steroids and immunosuppressive therapy.

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