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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.
Byers, Joshua T; Mendoza, Alejandro; Wu, Daniel; Kahlon, Jason S; Qing, Xin; French, Samuel W.
Affiliation
  • Byers JT; Department of Pathology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W. Carson St, Torrance, CA, United States.
  • Mendoza A; Department of Pathology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W. Carson St, Torrance, CA, United States.
  • Wu D; Department of Hematology and Oncology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W. Carson St, Torrance, CA, United States.
  • Kahlon JS; Department of Internal Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W. Carson St, Torrance, CA, United States.
  • Qing X; Department of Pathology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W. Carson St, Torrance, CA, United States.
  • French SW; Department of Pathology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W. Carson St, Torrance, CA, United States. Electronic address: SFrench@labiomed.org.
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.
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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

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