Hepatic actinomycosis presenting as a liver tumour: case report and literature review

Alex T Lai; Chi Ming Lam; Kelvin K Ng; Chun Yeung; Wing Lau Ho; Lap Tak Poon; Irene O Ng

doi:10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60066-X

Hepatic actinomycosis presenting as a liver tumour: case report and literature review

Asian J Surg. 2004 Oct;27(4):345-7. doi: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60066-X.

Authors

Alex T Lai¹, Chi Ming Lam, Kelvin K Ng, Chun Yeung, Wing Lau Ho, Lap Tak Poon, Irene O Ng

Affiliation

¹ Centre for the Study of Liver Disease, and Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

PMID: 15564194
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60066-X

Abstract

Hepatic actinomycosis poses a difficult problem in both diagnosis and management. We report the management of a patient with isolated hepatic actinomycosis, and review the clinical features and management of patients with hepatic actinomycosis mimicking liver tumour.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Actinomycosis / complications*
Actinomycosis / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Liver Diseases / complications*
Liver Diseases / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms / etiology*
Male
Middle Aged