Acute Liver Failure with Diffuse Liver Metastasis from Breast Cancer, Not Detected by Computed Tomography: 2 Case Reports

Diffuse liver metastasis is a rare pattern of liver metastasis that is associated with hepatic failure and poor prognosis. We experienced 2 cases of acute liver failure due to diffuse metastasis that could not be detected using computed tomography. In case 1, it was difficult to differentiate diffus...

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Autores principales: Ogata, Takatsugu, Kikawa, Yuichiro, Ogata, Misato, Satake, Hironaga, Hatachi, Yukimasa, Yasui, Hisateru
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Publicado: S. Karger AG 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6243952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493848
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author Ogata, Takatsugu
Kikawa, Yuichiro
Ogata, Misato
Satake, Hironaga
Hatachi, Yukimasa
Yasui, Hisateru
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Kikawa, Yuichiro
Ogata, Misato
Satake, Hironaga
Hatachi, Yukimasa
Yasui, Hisateru
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description Diffuse liver metastasis is a rare pattern of liver metastasis that is associated with hepatic failure and poor prognosis. We experienced 2 cases of acute liver failure due to diffuse metastasis that could not be detected using computed tomography. In case 1, it was difficult to differentiate diffuse metastasis from alcoholic hepatitis. In case 2, it was difficult to diagnose diffuse liver metastasis because the patient had no history of malignancy. When liver enzyme levels are elevated, it is necessary to consider liver metastasis as a potential cause, regardless of computed tomography findings.
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spelling pubmed-62439522018-11-27 Acute Liver Failure with Diffuse Liver Metastasis from Breast Cancer, Not Detected by Computed Tomography: 2 Case Reports Ogata, Takatsugu Kikawa, Yuichiro Ogata, Misato Satake, Hironaga Hatachi, Yukimasa Yasui, Hisateru Case Rep Oncol Case Report Diffuse liver metastasis is a rare pattern of liver metastasis that is associated with hepatic failure and poor prognosis. We experienced 2 cases of acute liver failure due to diffuse metastasis that could not be detected using computed tomography. In case 1, it was difficult to differentiate diffuse metastasis from alcoholic hepatitis. In case 2, it was difficult to diagnose diffuse liver metastasis because the patient had no history of malignancy. When liver enzyme levels are elevated, it is necessary to consider liver metastasis as a potential cause, regardless of computed tomography findings. S. Karger AG 2018-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC6243952/ /pubmed/30483101 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493848 Text en Copyright © 2018 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Ogata, Takatsugu
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Satake, Hironaga
Hatachi, Yukimasa
Yasui, Hisateru
Acute Liver Failure with Diffuse Liver Metastasis from Breast Cancer, Not Detected by Computed Tomography: 2 Case Reports
title Acute Liver Failure with Diffuse Liver Metastasis from Breast Cancer, Not Detected by Computed Tomography: 2 Case Reports
title_full Acute Liver Failure with Diffuse Liver Metastasis from Breast Cancer, Not Detected by Computed Tomography: 2 Case Reports
title_fullStr Acute Liver Failure with Diffuse Liver Metastasis from Breast Cancer, Not Detected by Computed Tomography: 2 Case Reports
title_full_unstemmed Acute Liver Failure with Diffuse Liver Metastasis from Breast Cancer, Not Detected by Computed Tomography: 2 Case Reports
title_short Acute Liver Failure with Diffuse Liver Metastasis from Breast Cancer, Not Detected by Computed Tomography: 2 Case Reports
title_sort acute liver failure with diffuse liver metastasis from breast cancer, not detected by computed tomography: 2 case reports
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6243952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493848
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