Multifocal hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor: spontaneous regression in a diabetic patient.

نویسندگان

  • A Brage-Varela
  • P Estévez-Boullosa
  • J Pombo-Otero
  • M Blanco-Rodríguez
  • M Lago-Novoa
  • F Arnal-Monreal
چکیده

The inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver is an exceptional hepatic lesion first described in 1953 by Pack et al. (1,2) that mimics a malignant tumor but has benign histology and good clinical outcome. Its exact etiology is still unknown (2-4) but has been associated with some systemic inflammatory disorders (1,3). We present a case of a multiple hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor with spontaneous resolution in a patient with type 2 diabetes.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva

دوره 102 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010