[Inflammatory tumor of the hepatic hilus mimicking bile duct cancer--report of a case]

Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1993 Sep;94(9):1064-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 73-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of jaundice. Ultrasonography and computed tomography showed a tumor of the hepatic hilus causing obstructive jaundice. Angiography revealed a stenosis of the right hepatic artery. Under the diagnosis of carcinoma of the hepatic hilus, extended right hepatectomy with resection of the caudate lobe was performed. A tumor showing expophytic growth, 2.1 x 1.9 x 1.5cm in size, was seen in the hepatic hilus. Histologically, the tumor was proved to be a non-neoplastic fibrous tissue simulating the inflammatory pseudotumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnosis*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology
  • Hepatic Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Liver Diseases / pathology
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography