A Case of Solitary Hepatic Tuberculoma

Abstract

Solitary hepatic tuberculoma is rare and difficult to diagnose, making it often diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma. Almost all cases have been resected due to such in accurate diagnose. We report a case of solitary tuberculoma. A 60-year-old man was found in abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) to have a low-density mass in the right hepatic lobe. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and angiography were incondusive. We undertook right hepatic lobectomy. Histopathologically, the tumor showed granuloma with caseous necrosis, so we diagnosed the tumor as solitary tuberculoma.