Sudden Liver Failure

Sudden Liver Failure

Acute liver failure is a rare complication of liver metastases. A case study of a 45-year-old woman who was diagnosed by transjugular liver biopsy with liver failure after breast cancer had metastasized to the liver is discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of medicine 2006-12, Vol.119 (12), p.1033-1035
Hauptverfasser: Piesman, Michael, Matsumoto, Cal, Johnson, Lynt B., Shetty, Kirti
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Case studies
Diagnostic tests
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
General aspects
Hepatology
Humans
Liver diseases
Liver Failure, Acute - diagnosis
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Other diseases. Semiology
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Zusammenfassung:Acute liver failure is a rare complication of liver metastases. A case study of a 45-year-old woman who was diagnosed by transjugular liver biopsy with liver failure after breast cancer had metastasized to the liver is discussed.
ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.09.006