Lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver

We present the case of a middle-aged woman with antecedents of cholecystectomy and several episodes of resi-dual coledocolitiasis resolved endoscopically. She attended Emergency Services due to a new clinical picture of abdo-minal pain and alteration of hepatic enzymes. Image tests showed lesions th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra 2016-05, Vol.39 (2), p.305-308
Hauptverfasser: Valdivielso Córtazar, E, Yáñez López, J A, Yáñez Gónzalez-Dopeso, L, Diz-Lois Palomares, M, González Conde, B, Alonso Aguirre, P
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Zusammenfassung:We present the case of a middle-aged woman with antecedents of cholecystectomy and several episodes of resi-dual coledocolitiasis resolved endoscopically. She attended Emergency Services due to a new clinical picture of abdo-minal pain and alteration of hepatic enzymes. Image tests showed lesions that suggested hepatic abscesses without ruling out a malign origin. Given this doubt it was decided to carry out a thick needle biopsy obtaining a diagnosis of an inflammatory pseudotumour of the liver related to IgG4-related disease. This is an infrequent entity but must be taken into consideration because - unlike malign pathology, which is the main differential diagnosis - its behaviour is benign, with a good evolution with medical treatment. That is why a suitable diagnosis is vital to avoid aggressive, diagnostic-therapeutic procedures.
ISSN:1137-6627
DOI:10.23938/ASSN.0263