INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR OF THE LIVER - R ARE DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS OF AN UNKNOWN HEPATIC MASS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Hepatic masses are predominantly malignant, and whereas benign tumors are rare. We report the case of a 65-year-old man who presented with a n anomalous hepatic mass. Following explorative laparotomy and left la teral segmentectomy (II/III), the patient was diagnosed as having an i nflammatory pseudotumor of the liver. So far only 102 cases of ''infla mmatory pseudotumor of the liver'' have been reported in the literatur e. Asia is a geographical center for this tumor entity, which mostly a ffects men. The major symptoms are nonspecific: fever, weight loss and general fatigue. The prognosis of ''inflammatory pseudotumor of the l iver'' is very good. In 98% of the cases, a cure has been obtained aft er surgical therapy, but conservative therapy approaches also yield go od results.