Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The radiologic findings of liver abscess, HCC, and metastatic tumor to the liver may be quite similar, and a specific diagnosis cannot be made using procedures such as serum tumor marker assay, computerized tomography, and ultrasonography of the liver. We report on a case of HCC successfully diagnosed and treated by surgery which was misconceived as a liver abscess.

• 고승영(순천 성가롤로병원 내과) | Seung Yeong Ko
• 김주영(순천 성가롤로병원 내과) | Ju Yeong Kim
• 나상돈(순천 성가롤로병원 내과) | Sang Don Na
• 박혁(순천 성가롤로병원 내과) | Hyeuk Park Corresponding author
• 김도현(순천 성가롤로병원 내과) | Do Hyun Kim
• 이영직(순천 성가롤로병원 병리과) | Young Jik Lee