[Acute liver failure as presentation form of small cell carcinoma of the lung]

M J Valladares Ayerbes; M Cañadas Garcia de León; J J Reina Zoilo; J C Valenzuela Claros; M Ruiz Borrego; J L Barea Bejarano

[Acute liver failure as presentation form of small cell carcinoma of the lung]

An Med Interna. 1997 Mar;14(3):128-30.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

M J Valladares Ayerbes¹, M Cañadas Garcia de León, J J Reina Zoilo, J C Valenzuela Claros, M Ruiz Borrego, J L Barea Bejarano

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña.

PMID: 9235081

Abstract

Metastatic infiltration of the liver is an uncommon cause of acute hepatic failure. We describe the case of a 55-yr-old man who presented with signs and symptoms of liver disease. Diagnostic testing revealed a small cell carcinoma of the lung with massive hepatic metastases.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Small Cell / complications
Carcinoma, Small Cell / secondary*
Hepatic Encephalopathy / etiology*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / complications
Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged