INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR OF THE LIVER IN CHILDREN - A CASE-REPORT ANDREVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

A case of hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor with preoperative diagnosis of malignancy in a 14-year-old girl is reported. The lesion manifeste d clinically with prolonged fever of unknown etiology. Accurate diagno sis was established by laparotomy, resection of the tumor and histolog ical examination. The patient remains asymptomatic during a 2-year fol low-up. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver should be considered in the differential diagnosis of such cases and the treatment might be mo re conservative after accurate diagnosis establishment, which is never theless difficult to achieve.