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Editor, Senior Moderator
orld J Hepatol
. 2023 Oct 27;15(10):1164-1169.
doi: 10.4254/wjh.v15.i10.1164. Inflammatory pseudotumors in the liver associated with influenza: A case report
Ankoor Patel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alexander Chen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Alexander T Lalos[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Background: Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare and benign lesion that mimics malignancy and can develop in any part of the body. The pathophysiology and etiology of these quasineoplastic lesions remain unclear.
Case summary: We report a case of a 65-year-old male who presented with fevers, night sweats, and unintentional weight loss following an influenza infection and was found to have multiple hepatic IPT's following an extensive work up.
Conclusion: Our case highlights the importance of considering hepatic IPT's in the differential in a patient who presents with symptoms and imaging findings mimicking malignancy shortly following a viral infection.
Keywords: Case report; Inflammatory pseudotumor; Influenza; Liver mass; Malignancy.
. 2023 Oct 27;15(10):1164-1169.
doi: 10.4254/wjh.v15.i10.1164. Inflammatory pseudotumors in the liver associated with influenza: A case report
Ankoor Patel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alexander Chen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Alexander T Lalos[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37970616
- PMCID: PMC10642433
- DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v15.i10.1164
Background: Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare and benign lesion that mimics malignancy and can develop in any part of the body. The pathophysiology and etiology of these quasineoplastic lesions remain unclear.
Case summary: We report a case of a 65-year-old male who presented with fevers, night sweats, and unintentional weight loss following an influenza infection and was found to have multiple hepatic IPT's following an extensive work up.
Conclusion: Our case highlights the importance of considering hepatic IPT's in the differential in a patient who presents with symptoms and imaging findings mimicking malignancy shortly following a viral infection.
Keywords: Case report; Inflammatory pseudotumor; Influenza; Liver mass; Malignancy.