Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare lesion that generally is considered to be benign in biological behavior, although some may recur or metastasize. The authors report on a patient with inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver whose preoperative radiologic findings resembled those of focal nodular hyperplasia. The biological investigation showed a polyclonality of the cells and diploidy of the DNA content and suggested benign characteristics of the lesion. J Pediatr Surg 36:663-666.