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Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver
Disease definition
A rare benign liver tumor characterized by a prominent inflammatory infiltrate and often mimicking a malignant liver neoplasm. The tumor is frequently solitary with a predilection for the right lobe; however, multiple lesions are possible. There are two clinicopathological subtypes: fibrohistiocytic inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver and lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver. Patients present with non-specific clinical symptoms such as abdominal pain or discomfort, fever, and weight loss. The condition may be associated with other chronic inflammatory or autoimmune diseases.
ORPHA:90003
Classification level: Disorder- Synonym(s): -
- Prevalence: Unknown
- Inheritance: Not applicable
- Age of onset: All ages
- ICD-10: K75.8
- ICD-11: DB99.Y
- OMIM: -
- UMLS: -
- MeSH: -
- GARD: -
- MedDRA: -
A summary on this disease is available in Español (2021) Français (2021) Nederlands (2021) Deutsch (2007) Italiano (2007)
Detailed information
General public
- Article for general public
- Français (2014) - SNFMI
- Svenska (2016) - Socialstyrelsen
Disease review articles
- Review article
- English (2014) - Orphanet J Rare Dis
- Diagnostic criteria
- English (2014, pdf) - Orphanet


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