Hepatic Pseudolymphoma with an Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection
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Hepatic Pseudolymphoma with an Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection
A 49-year-old woman who was asymptomatic was found to have a small liver tumor on abdominal ultrasonography (US) at her annual health checkup. US revealed a hypoechoic, solid, mass measuring 17-mm in size in segment 6. The tumor markers associated with liver malignancy were negative. An infectious disease screen was negative for hepatitis B surface antigen, but positive for antibody to hepatiti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8981-17