New England Journal of Medicine · 2005 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineMicrobiologySurgeryGastroenterologyGastrointestinal OncologySurgical PathologyAbdominal SurgeryGastrointestinal PathologyHepatic PathologyHepatobiliary PathologyHepatobiliary SurgeryLiver BiopsyAbdominal DiscomfortActinomyces InfectionsActinomycotic LesionsAppendiceal AbscessIntra-abdominal Abscess
This 64-year-old man with a history of colonic resection for adenocarcinoma presented with abdominal discomfort. Hypodense lesions involving the liver appeared to cross the capsule and peritoneal membrane. A specimen was obtained by fine-needle aspiration of a liver lesion.