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Subacute liver failure by pseudocirrhotic metastatic breast cancer infiltration.
Jüngst, Christoph; Krämer, Jens; Schneider, Günther; Lammert, Frank; Zimmer, Vincent.
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  • Jüngst C; Department of Medicine II,Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany.
Ann Hepatol ; 12(5): 834-6, 2013.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24018505
Hepatic metastases are common in the clinical course of breast cancer and typically appear as mass lesions. This report describes the case of a 70-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer and no previously known liver disease presenting with the first episode of variceal bleeding and subacute hepatic failure. Imaging studies indicated liver cirrhosis without signs of malignant focal lesions. Comprehensive diagnostic work-up was negative for specific causes of liver disease and provided no evidence for tumor recurrence. Finally transjugular liver biopsy revealed a marked diffuse desmoplastic infiltration by breast cancer cells. Malignant pseudocirrhosis is an unusual pattern of metastatic, tumor spread representing a rare but important differential diagnosis of progressive liver failure. Liver biopsy is the key procedure to establish the diagnosis as imaging studies may mimic cirrhosis.
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Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neoplasias de la Mama / Fallo Hepático / Carcinoma Ductal de Mama / Neoplasias Hepáticas Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Límite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Ann Hepatol Asunto de la revista: GASTROENTEROLOGIA Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania
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Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neoplasias de la Mama / Fallo Hepático / Carcinoma Ductal de Mama / Neoplasias Hepáticas Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Límite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Ann Hepatol Asunto de la revista: GASTROENTEROLOGIA Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania