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Inflammatory Pseudo-tumor of the Liver Accompanied by Eosinophilia

A 28-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for liver dysfunction and neck pain. Blood tests revealed elevated liver enzymes and eosinophilia. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass lesion near the hepatic hilus. The tumor was considered to be an infl...

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Autores principales: Matsumoto, Yoshihide, Ogawa, Kento, Shimizu, Akiko, Nakamura, Masaharu, Hoki, Shinya, Kuroki, Shigenobu, Yano, Yasumichi, Ikuta, Kozo, Senda, Eri, Shio, Seiji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8313915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33551405
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.6303-20
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Sumario:A 28-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for liver dysfunction and neck pain. Blood tests revealed elevated liver enzymes and eosinophilia. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass lesion near the hepatic hilus. The tumor was considered to be an inflammatory pseudo-tumor or malignancy. A liver-mass biopsy was performed and led to a diagnosis of inflammatory pseudo-tumor. In the present case, a markedly elevated eosinophil count was a characteristic clinical feature, and the patient underwent steroid therapy. Treatment resulted in a reduced eosinophil count, improved neck symptoms, and disappearance of the inflammatory pseudo-tumor.