Foreign-body granuloma mimicking an extrahepatically growing liver tumor: report of a case

We herein describe a 74-year-old woman with a foreign-body granuloma mimicking a liver tumor. Imaging studies revealed a pedunculated left lobe mass in the setting of chronic liver disease. She had a past history of a cholecystectomy as well as a previous gynecological operation. A left lateral segmentectomy was performed because of the possibility of a rupture. The dissected specimen showed a foreign-body granuloma caused by gauze. We believe this case to be a very unique granuloma, which should be kept in mind whenever making a diagnosis of a liver tumor particularly in a patient with chronic liver disease, who has a past history of abdominal surgery.