Diffuse Intrasinusoidal Hepatic Metastasis from Breast Cancer Presenting as Liver Failure: Effective and Rapid Treatment with Weekly Low-Dose Adriamycin

Thanh-Phuong N. Afiat; Timothy N. Hembree; Erin A. Dean; Cyrillo Araujo; Luis R. Pena; Marilin Rosa; Hyo S. Han; Kaitlin Hendrix; Asha Ramsakal

doi:10.12659/AJCR.924141

02 September 2020 : Case report USA

Diffuse Intrasinusoidal Hepatic Metastasis from Breast Cancer Presenting as Liver Failure: Effective and Rapid Treatment with Weekly Low-Dose Adriamycin

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care

Thanh-Phuong N. Afiat^1BDEF*, Timothy N. Hembree^12BDEF, Erin A. Dean^3BDEF, Cyrillo Araujo^24DEF, Luis R. Pena^5DEF, Marilin Rosa^6DE, Hyo S. Han^27DEF, Kaitlin Hendrix^8E, Asha Ramsakal^12EF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.924141

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e924141

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Figure 5. CT of the abdomen with IV contrast, axial images. (A) Normal liver size and enhancement in December 2017. (B) Massive hepatomegaly with hypodense areas suggesting ischemia or tumor infiltration in March 13, 2019 (arrows). Note significant compression of the left portal vein (arrow head) and IVC (circle).

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