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[Pseudotumoral hepatic tuberculosis]
R Bengoa Hernández1, J M López Barbarin, J Galdos Ayala
1Sección de Digestivo, Hospital de Txagorritxu, Vitoria, Alava.
Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
|September 1, 1994
Abstract:
In the absence of active pulmonary disease, hepatic focal tuberculosis is a rare form of tuberculosis. We present a case of pseudotumoral hepatic tuberculosis in a 44-year-old man; diagnosis is difficult because of its radiological similarity with primary or metastatic hepatic cancer. Percutaneous biopsy with US or CT guidance offers a good diagnostic alternative to laparoscopy. Histology examination revealed a tuberculoid granulomatous lesion. The disease has a good response to tuberculostatic treatment.