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KMID : 1039320230230020397
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Journal of Liver Cancer
2023 Volume.23 No. 2 p.397 ~ p.401
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A single hepatic mass with two tales: hepatic tuberculosis and hepatocellular carcinoma
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Yi De Ian Koh
Cha Haeng-Geun
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Abstract
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Hepatic tuberculosis (HTB) is an uncommon manifestation of tuberculous infections, and there has been no proven causal link between HTB and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We herein present a rare case of a synchronous presentation of HTB and HCC within a single hepatic mass. A 57-year-old Chinese gentleman with recently diagnosed sigmoid adenocarcinoma was found to have a left lower lobe pulmonary nodule and solitary hepatic mass on staging computed tomography. Biopsies showed the hepatic mass to have both HTB and HCC components. This serves as a reminder that HTB is an important differential to consider for space-occupying lesions in the liver. Histological evaluation of suspected hepatic malignancies is recommended to exclude the presence of HTB in appropriate clinical settings.
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KEYWORD
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Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, hepatic, Carcinoma, hepatocellular
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