Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver or Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, That’s the Question: A Review of the Literature
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patients
2.2. Literature Review
3. Results
3.1. Cases Presentation
3.2. Imaging
3.2.1. Case 1
3.2.2. Case 2
3.3. Treatment
3.3.1. Case 1
3.3.2. Case 2
3.4. Literature Review
3.4.1. Patient’s Characteristics
3.4.2. Diagnosis
3.4.3. Treatment and Clinical Course
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | Authors | Year | Patients | Sex | Age (Years) | Clinical Features | Underline Disease | Size (mm) | Location | Solitary or Multiple | Biopsy | Treatment | Outcome | Follow-Up (Months) |
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1 | Present cases | 2024 | 2 | F (2) | 57–59 (58) | AP (2) | CH (1) | 35–36 (35.5) | R (2) | Solitary (2) | Yes (2) | Corticosteroids (1) | Disappeared (1) | 18–20 (19) |
2 | Oh et al. [11] | 2021 | 7 | F (2) | 46–83 (60.5) | AP (2), NS (5) | 7–55 (23) | L (3) | Solitary (6) | Yes (2) | Surgical (1) Surgical (7) | Size reduced (1) Disappeared (7) | 26–123 (89) | |
M (5) | R (4) | Multiple (1) | No (5) | |||||||||||
3 | Nigam et al. [12] | 2019 | 17 | F (6) | 2–62 (45) | FE (11), AP (7), WE (4), WL (5), | CH (4) | 24–115 (56.5) | L (6) | Solitary (14) | No (17) | Antibiotics (9) | Disappeared (15) | 2–40 (23) |
M (11) | VO (4), JA (4), NS (1) | R (11) | Multiple (3) | Antibiotics + Antinfiammatory (2) | Expire (2) | |||||||||
Surgical (6) | ||||||||||||||
4 | Patel et al. [13] | 2018 | 1 | M | 48 | AP, VO | 96 | R | Solitary | Yes | Observation | Disappeared | 12 | |
5 | Miyajima et al. [14] | 2017 | 1 | F | 50 | AP, VO | 60 | L | Solitary | Yes | Corticosteroids | Size reduced | 40 | |
6 | Al-Hussaini et al. [15] | 2015 | 1 | M | 8 | FE, WL | 80 | R | Solitary | Yes | Surgical | Disappeared | 4 | |
7 | Horiguchi et al. [16] | 2012 | 1 | M | 76 | NS | 15 | L | Multiple | Yes | Corticosteroids | Disappeared | 4 | |
8 | Ntinas et al. [17] | 2011 | 1 | M | 55 | AP, WL | 40 | R | Solitary | No | Surgical | Disappeared | 12 | |
9 | Manolaki et al. [18] | 2009 | 1 | F | 9 | FE, AP, WL | 35 | L | Solitary | Yes | Surgical | Disappeared | 36 | |
10 | Tsou et al. [19] | 2007 | 8 | F (4) | 28–78 (61.5) | FE (3), AP (5), WE (1), WL (3), JA | CH (2), | 25–150 (73.5) | L (5) | Solitary (6) | Yes (5) | Observation (1) | Disappeared (4) | 1–48 (14) |
M (4) | (2), NS (2) | GC (1) | R (2) | Multiple (2) | No (3) | Antibiotics (2) | Size reduced (3) | |||||||
Both (1) | Paracetamol (1) | Expire (1) | ||||||||||||
Antibiotics—failed → Surgical (1) | ||||||||||||||
Surgical (3) | ||||||||||||||
11 | Yamaguchi et al. [20] | 2007 | 2 | F (1) | 51–57 (54) | FE (1), AP (1), WL (1), NS (1) | 44–51 (47.5) | L (1) | Solitary (1) | No (2) | Observation (2) | Disappeared (2) | 2–12 (7) | |
M (1) | R (1) | Multiple (1) | ||||||||||||
12 | Koea et al. [21] | 2003 | 2 | M (2) | 23–58 (40.5) | FE (1), AP (1), WL (1), NS (1) | 10–60 (35) | R (2) | Solitary (2) | Yes (2) | Observation (2) | Disappeared (1) | 3–24 (13.5) | |
Expire (1) | ||||||||||||||
13 | Sakai et al. [22] | 2001 | 1 | F | 2 | FE | 55 | R | Solitary | Yes | Surgical | Disappeared | 18 | |
14 | Hsaio et al. [23] | 1999 | 1 | F | 2 | FE, AP | 55 | L | Solitary | Yes | Surgical | Disappeared | 8 | |
15 | Passalides et al. [24] | 1996 | 1 | F | 14 | FE, AP, WE | 90 | R | Solitary | No | Surgical | Disappeared | 24 | |
16 | Loke et al. [22] | 1994 | 1 | F | 2 | FE, AP | 55 | L | Solitary | No | Surgical | Disappeared | 3 | |
17 | Broughan et al. [22] | 1993 | 1 | M | 13 | FE, WE | 100 | R | Solitary | No | Surgical | Disappeared | 36 | |
18 | Shek et al. [25] | 1993 | 2 | F (2) | 31–35 (33) | FE (1), AP (2), WL (2) | 150–200 (175) | R (2) | Solitary (2) | No (2) | Surgical (2) | Disappeared (2) | 6–8 (7) | |
19 | Hata et al. [22] | 1992 | 2 | F (1) | 6–7 (6.5) | FE (2), AP (2), VO (2) | 40–90 (65) | L (1) | Solitary (2) | No (2) | Surgical (2) | Disappeared (2) | 72–192 (132) | |
M (1) | R (1) | |||||||||||||
20 | Newbould et al. [25] | 1992 | 1 | M | 3 | NS | 20 | L | Solitary | No | Surgical | Disappeared | 14 | |
21 | Andreola et al. [25] | 1990 | 1 | F | 22 | AP | 130 | R (1) | Solitary | Yes | Surgical (1) | Disappeared | 40 | |
22 | Horiuchi et al. [26] | 1990 | 3 | M (3) | 37–63 (57) | FE (2), AP (3), JA (1) | CH (1) | 40–60 (50) | L (1) | Solitary (3) | No (3) | Observation (1) | Expire (3) | 2–18 (6) |
R (2) | Antibiotics (1) | |||||||||||||
Surgical (1) | ||||||||||||||
23 | Standiford et al. [25] | 1989 | 1 | M | 77 | FE, WE, WL | 70 | L | Solitary | Yes | Surgical | Disappeared | 18 | |
24 | Levitt et al. [25] | 1988 | 1 | F | 31 | WE, WL | 50 | R | Solitary | Yes | Surgical | Disappeared | 1 | |
25 | Kessler et al. [25] | 1988 | 1 | M | 17 | FE, AP | 80 | R | Solitary | No | Antibiotics—failed → Surgical | Disappeared | 6 | |
26 | Collina et al. [27] | 1987 | 2 | M (2) | 53–72 (62.5) | FE (2), WE (1) | 35–70 (52.5) | R (2) | Solitary (2) | No (2) | Surgical (2) | Disappeared (1) | 1–12 (6.5) | |
Expire (1) | ||||||||||||||
27 | Anthony and Telesinghe | 1986 | 5 | F (1) | 10–61 (44) | FE (2), AP (3), VO (2), JA (2) | CH (2) | 20–90 (30) | R (2) | Solitary (2) | Yes (3) | Corticosteroids (1) | Disappeared (5) | 2–96 (48) |
[28] | M (4) | Both (3) | Multiple (3) | No (2) | Antibiotics—failed → Surgical (1) | |||||||||
Surgical (3) | ||||||||||||||
28 | Chen [28] | 1984 | 1 | M | 29 | FE, WL, VO | 60 | R | Solitary | Yes | Surgical | Disappeared | 8 | |
29 | Someren [28] | 1978 | 1 | M | 4 | FE, AP, WE, WL, VO | 80 | R | Solitary | Yes | Surgical | Disappeared | 6 | |
30 | Pack and Baker [1] | 1953 | 1 | M | 40 | FE, WE, WL | 25 | R | Solitary | Yes | Surgical | Disappeared | 1 |
Symptoms | n (%) |
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Abdominal pain | 38 (53.5%) |
Fever | 37 (52.1%) |
Weight loss | 20 (28.1%) |
Weakness | 12 (16.9%) |
Vomiting | 12 (16.9%) |
Jaundice | 9 (12.7%) |
Treatment | ≤2000 n (%) | >2000 n (%) |
---|---|---|
Surgical | 23 (88.5%) | 22 (48.9%) |
Conservative | 3 (11.5%) | 23 (51.1%) |
Observation | 1 (3.8%) | 6 (13.3%) |
Medical | 2 (7.7%) | 17 (37.7%) |
Antibiotics | 1 (3.8%) | 11 (24.4%) |
Antibioticand anti-inflammatory | - | 2 (4.4%) |
Paracetamol | - | 1 (2.2%) |
Corticosteroids | 1 (3.8%) | 3 (6.7%) |
Total | 26 | 45 |
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Barabino, M.; Piccolo, G.; Tramacere, A.; Volponi, S.; Cigala, C.; Gianelli, U.; Codecà, C.; Patella, F.; Ghilardi, G.; Lecchi, F.; et al. Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver or Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, That’s the Question: A Review of the Literature. Cancers 2024, 16, 2926. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16172926
Barabino M, Piccolo G, Tramacere A, Volponi S, Cigala C, Gianelli U, Codecà C, Patella F, Ghilardi G, Lecchi F, et al. Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver or Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, That’s the Question: A Review of the Literature. Cancers. 2024; 16(17):2926. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16172926
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarabino, Matteo, Gaetano Piccolo, Andrea Tramacere, Stefano Volponi, Claudia Cigala, Umberto Gianelli, Carla Codecà, Francesca Patella, Giorgio Ghilardi, Francesca Lecchi, and et al. 2024. "Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver or Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, That’s the Question: A Review of the Literature" Cancers 16, no. 17: 2926. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16172926