Table 1
Hepatic tuberculosis presenting as liver tumour
| Patient | Age/Sex | Gross involvement of liver | Tumour size (cm) | Site | Symptom and sign | Chest x ray | Coexisting disease | AST/ALT (U/l) | ALP (U/l) | AFB liver | AFB sputum | Surgery | Anti-TB Tx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFB, acid fast bacillus; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BW, body weight; N, negative; ND, not done; RLL, right lower lobe; TB, tuberculosis; Tx, transplant; UGI, upper gastrointestinal tract. | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 44/M | Solitary | 13.5 | Left lobe | Epigastric pain | N | None | 17/15 | 92 | (+) | ND | Lobectomy | + |
| 2 | 57/M | Solitary | 5.0 | Left lobe | Malaise, BW loss | N | None | 43/− | 185 | (−) | ND | Wedge resection | + |
| 3 | 63/M | Solitary | 2.0 | Seg. IV | N | Gastric cancer | 188/124 | 939 | (−) | ND | Wedge biopsy | Expired | |
| 4 | 67/F | Multiple | Small | Both lobes | N | Gastric cancer | 19/− | 69 | (−) | (−) | Biopsy | − | |
| 5 | 71/F | Solitary | 12.0 | Left lobe | Epigastric pain | Nodular density, RLL | UGI bleeding | 24/9 | 133 | (−) | ND | Left hepatectomy | + |
