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Case Reports
. 2016 Fall;11(5):427-430.
Epub 2016 Dec 24.

Isolated Hepatic Tuberculoma - A Case Report

Biplab Kr Biswas  1 , Subrata Pal  2 , Dhruba Jyoti Moulik  2   3 , Mrinal Sikdar  4
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Case Reports

Isolated Hepatic Tuberculoma - A Case Report

Biplab Kr Biswas et al. Iran J Pathol. 2016 Fall.

Abstract

Isolated hepatic tuberculoma is localized hepatic tuberculosis (TB) without bile duct involvement, which presents as solitary or multiple nodular mass lesion of liver mimicking a neoplastic lesion in radiological evaluation. Clinical presentation and biochemical tests for liver functions show non-specific abnormality, which is not helpful for diagnosis. As the treatment, modality of isolated hepatic tuberculoma is anti-tubercular drugs. Prognosis is very good in comparison to other differential diagnoses. We are presenting such a rare case of isolated hepatic tuberculoma from tribal area of Bankura district, West Bengal, India in a 38-yr female patient presenting as fever, abdominal pain and solitary nodular lesion on radiological evaluation. Even different imaging modalities cannot make accurate diagnosis of isolated hepatic tuberculoma where simple biopsy and histopathology of the lesion can confirm the diagnosis.

Keywords: Hepatic Tuberculoma; India; Nodular Mass Lesion.

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Fig. 1
Photomicrograph shows epithelioid granulomas and Langhans-type giant cells surrounded by lymphocytes, histomorphology of TBof liver (H & E stain, 10X view
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Fig. 2
Photomicrograph shows classical epithelioid granulomas and Langhans-type giant cells in histomorphology of TBof liver (H & E stain, 40X view
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