Literature DB >> 18521114

Diffuse malignant infiltration of the liver manifesting as a case of acute liver failure.

Jeffrey Gilbert1, Heather Rutledge, Alvaro Koch.   

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A 54-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus and 120 pack years of tobacco abuse presented to the emergency room with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, decreased appetite and dark urine. INVESTIGATIONS: Laboratory investigations, chest radiograph, portal duplex, CT of the abdomen and pelvis, liver serologies and autopsy. DIAGNOSIS: Fulminant hepatic failure secondary to metastatic small-cell lung carcinoma. MANAGEMENT: Supportive care.

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Year:  2008        PMID: 18521114     DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1154

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol        ISSN: 1743-4378


  6 in total

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