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Pseudocirrhosis due to liver metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma

Pseudocirrhosis is a radiological diagnosis of cirrhosis without histological evidence and occurs as a complication of liver metastases from solid tumors. A 50‐year‐old man without any previous history of liver disease was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the left upper lung lobe and liver metastasi...

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Autores principales: Shijubou, Naoki, Sumi, Toshiyuki, Keira, Yoshiko, Shiraishi, Hideaki, Nagahisa, Yuta, Matsuura, Keigo, Sekikawa, Motoki, Yamada, Yuichi, Nakata, Hisashi, Chiba, Hirofumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8410515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34273140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.14084
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Sumario:Pseudocirrhosis is a radiological diagnosis of cirrhosis without histological evidence and occurs as a complication of liver metastases from solid tumors. A 50‐year‐old man without any previous history of liver disease was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the left upper lung lobe and liver metastasis. After chemotherapy, the liver metastases shrank; however, over time, the liver shrank and showed cirrhosis‐like morphological changes. His performance status deteriorated due to ascites and leg edema, and chemotherapy was terminated. Physicians treating lung adenocarcinoma with liver metastases should be aware that pseudocirrhosis is a rare but important complication that can worsen performance status (PS) and hinder treatment continuation.