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Case Reports
. 2007 Oct 10;50(5):E7-8.

Macronodular hepatic tuberculosis necessitating hepatic resection: a diagnostic conundrum

Velayutham Vimalraj  1 , Damodaran Jyotibasu, Shanmugasundaram Rajendran, Palaniappan Ravichandran, Satyanesan Jeswanth, Tirupporur Govindaswamy Balachandar, Devy Gounder Kannan, Rajagopal Surendran
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Macronodular hepatic tuberculosis necessitating hepatic resection: a diagnostic conundrum

Velayutham Vimalraj et al. Can J Surg. .
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FIG. 1. Hepatectomy specimen.
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FIG. 2. Multiple foci of epitheloid granulomata with necrosis bordered by multinucleate giant cells (hematoxylin–eosin stain).
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