| Literature DB >> 31602376 |
Javier Santiago-Reynoso1, Karina Senyase Zamaripa-Martínez1, Juan Manuel Dorantes-Loya1, Guillermo J Gaytán-Fernández1,2, Evelia Apolinar-Jiménez1, Francisco Paz-Gómez3, Felipe Farias-Serratos1, María Maldonado-Vega1.
Abstract
We present a female patient, 13 years old, with diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma of fibrolamellar type, which was rapidly evolving. The fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma invaded more than 80% of the hepatic parenchyma without surgical possibility or liver transplantation. Measures applied corresponded to chemotherapy of 1 cycle of cisplatin 40 mg/s/5 days + vincristine 1.5 mg/m<sup>2</sup>/day, 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, and dexrazoxane. The case presented aggressive evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma, which led to acute liver failure, with hyperammonemia, sepsis, pulmonary focus plus septic shock, grade III-IV encephalopathy, portal hypertension, and ascites with intra-abdominal hypertension. Death occurred due to multiple organ failure, which involved respiratory failure type KDIGO 1 and 2, acute liver failure, severe pneumonia, pericardial effusion, AKIN 2 acute kidney injury, carcinoma, and pulmonary metastasis. This type of ailment is infrequent in children and adolescents, and the first symptoms are crucial to achieve treatment possibilities.Entities:
Keywords: Encephalopathy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hyperammonemia; Mexican children
Year: 2019 PMID: 31602376 PMCID: PMC6738251 DOI: 10.1159/000499581
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastrointest Tumors ISSN: 2296-3774