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Isolated giant tuberculomata of the liver are rare, and they are frequently misdiagnosed as primary or secondary tumors of the liver. We describe the computed tomography findings in 2 patients with giant tuberculomata of the liver. One patient had a large low-attenuation lesion with rim enhancement after contrast. The other patient had multiple calcific lesions that did not enhance but showed a rim of hypoattenuation after contrast. Biopsy established the diagnosis and both patients recovered with antituberculous chemotherapy.
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Chan, H.S., Pang, J. Isolated giant tuberculomata of the liver detected by computed tomography. Gastrointest Radiol 14, 305–307 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889223
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