Inflammatory pseudo-tumor of the liver: a rare pathological entity

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Review

Ali Shamseddine¹  Deborah Mukherji¹  Gerald Kealy¹  Walid Faraj¹  Hana Ajouz¹  Mohamed Khalife¹ 

[1] Department of Surgery, HPB and liver transplantation unit, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;

关键词: Bile Duct;    Bile Acid;    Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis;    Biliary Atresia;    Sclerosing Cholangitis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-9-5

 received in 2010-07-30, accepted in 2011-01-23,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Inflammatory pseudo-tumor (IPT) of the liver is a rare benign neoplasm and is often mistaken as a malignant entity. Few cases have been reported in the literature and the precise etiology of inflammatory pseudotumor remains unknown. Patients usually present with fever, abdominal pain and jaundice. The proliferation of spindled myofibroblast cells mixed with variable amounts of reactive inflammatory cells is characteristics of IPT. We reviewed the literature regarding possible etiology for IPT with a possible suggested etiology.

【 授权许可】

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