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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Review

Inflammatory pseudo-tumor of the liver: a rare pathological entity

Authors: Walid Faraj, Hana Ajouz, Deborah Mukherji, Gerald Kealy, Ali Shamseddine, Mohamed Khalife

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Inflammatory pseudo-tumor (IPT) of the liver is a rare benign neoplasm and is often mistaken as a malignant entity. Few cases have been reported in the literature and the precise etiology of inflammatory pseudotumor remains unknown. Patients usually present with fever, abdominal pain and jaundice. The proliferation of spindled myofibroblast cells mixed with variable amounts of reactive inflammatory cells is characteristics of IPT. We reviewed the literature regarding possible etiology for IPT with a possible suggested etiology.
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Metadata
Title
Inflammatory pseudo-tumor of the liver: a rare pathological entity
Authors
Walid Faraj
Hana Ajouz
Deborah Mukherji
Gerald Kealy
Ali Shamseddine
Mohamed Khalife
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-9-5

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