Acute liver failure secondary to metastatic liver infiltration : case report and review of the literature
| Journal | Volume 76 - 2013 |
| Issue | Fasc.4 - Case reports |
| Author(s) | C. van Marcke, B. Coulier, I. Gielen, P. Maldague |
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| (1) Department of Gastroenterology, (2) Diagnostic Radiology, Clinique St Luc, Bouge, Namur, Belgium ; (3) Department of Pathology and Genetics, Loverval, Belgium. |
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We present the case of a patient who died from multiple organ failure due to acute liver failure as a result of malignant hepatic infiltration by an adenocarcinoma. A review of the literature re- vealed that the clinical picture, laboratory examination, and imag- ing studies do not contribute to the diagnosis of this rare cause of liver failure. Therefore, liver biopsy should be considered early in the process, as this diagnosis is a contraindication for orthotopic liver transplantation. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2013, 76, 436-438). |
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