A single hepatic mass with two tales: hepatic tuberculosis and hepatocellular carcinoma
- Author:
Yi De Ian KOH
1
;
Wei-Qiang LEOW
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of Liver Cancer 2023;23(2):397-401
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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.
