INFLAMMATORY PSEUDO-TUMORS OF THE LIVER - A PEDIATRIC CASE-REPORT WITH RADIOLOGICAL AND ULTRASONIC FEATURES AND PATHOLOGICAL CORRELATIONS

Inflammatory pseudo-tumor of the liver (IPT) are benign encapsulated m asses. IPT or inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a myofibroblastic proliferation with chronic inflammatory cell infiltration of unknown o rigin. A four-year-old girl, with cutaneous flushing of the face and b iological inflammatory syndrome was referred for abdominal investigati on. Ultrasound exammination showed a 5-cm mass located in the anterior segment of the right hepatic lobe. After abdominal CT showing slightl y vascular feature of this right hepatic mass, diagnosis was made thro ugh percutaneous US-guided fine needle biopsy. Surgical resection was performed and pathologic examination of the mass confirmed preoperativ e diagnosis. Clinical outcome was good.