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Wang P, Liu XD, Li B, Su S. Primary tuberculous granuloma in the falciform ligament of liver. Liver Int 2022; 42:2327-2328. [PMID: 35246925 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
Abstract
Isolated tuberculous granuloma in the falciform ligament of the liver has never been reported. Here, we report a case of tuberculous granuloma in the falciform ligament of the liver of a 45-year-old woman who complained only of persistent right upper abdominal pain. On abdominal contrast-enhanced CT and MRI, it is difficult to distinguish benign from malignant masses. Imaging on 18 F-FDG PET/CT showed high uptake of 18 F-FDG in the lesion, which was thus considered more likely to be malignant. However, postoperative pathological examination showed granulomatous inflammation with caseous necrosis, which was diagnosed as tuberculosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Piao Wang
- Department of General Surgery (Hepatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China.,Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China.,Department of Tuberculosis, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
| | - Xiang-Dong Liu
- Department of General Surgery (Hepatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China.,Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China.,Department of Tuberculosis, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
| | - Bo Li
- Department of General Surgery (Hepatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China.,Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China.,Department of Tuberculosis, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
| | - Song Su
- Department of General Surgery (Hepatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China.,Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China.,Department of Tuberculosis, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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