Case report: An HIV+ patient presenting with pancytopenia, hepatic failure, and coagulopathy; a rare small cell liver carcinoma with diffuse splenic and bone marrow metastasis diagnosed at autopsy.
Exp Mol Pathol
; 103(2): 178-180, 2017 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28935394
A 34-year old male with a giant condyloma acuminatum of the anus secondary to HIV infection presented to the emergency department with a persistent nose bleed lasting 2-3days, acute anemia, thrombocytopenia, and coagulopathy. The patient also had significant hepatosplenomegaly and elevated liver enzymes which were a new finding since the patient's last hospitalization 1-2month prior to the current admission. A bone marrow biopsy showed diffuse infiltration by carcinoma with neuroendocrine features. The patient quickly developed multi-organ injury, decompensated, and died. An autopsy was obtained which established the diagnosis of small cell carcinoma of the liver.
Full text:
1
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pancytopenia
/
Splenic Neoplasms
/
Blood Coagulation Disorders
/
HIV Infections
/
Liver Failure
/
Bone Marrow Neoplasms
/
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adult
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Exp Mol Pathol
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States