Metastatic Breast Cancer Presenting as Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Case Report and Literature Review

A case of metastatic breast carcinoma presenting as fatal fulminant hepatic failure is presented. The patient did not have previously diagnosed breast cancer and presented with ascites, Jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and hepatic encephalopathy. She died within four weeks of the onset. Se...

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Main Authors: Malcolm S. Trimble, Cameron N. Ghent, David R. Grant, Caroline A. McLean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1989-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/595098