Diffuse Liver Metastasis of Small-Cell Lung Cancer Presenting as Acute Liver Failure and Diagnosed by Transjugular Liver Biopsy: A Rare Case in Whom Nodular Lesions Were Detected by Enhanced CT Examination

Diffuse Liver Metastasis of Small-Cell Lung Cancer Presenting as Acute Liver Failure and Diagnosed by Transjugular Liver Biopsy: A Rare Case in Whom Nodular Lesions Were Detected by Enhanced CT Examination

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a subgroup of lung cancer with a high frequency of liver metastasis, which is a predictor of poor prognosis. Diffuse liver metastases of SCLC with no visible nodular lesions in the liver when examined using computed tomography (CT) are relatively rare; however, a few...

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Main Authors: S. Mishima, Y. Nozaki, S. Mikami, E. Kihira, M. Iikura, R. Koketsu, H. Sugiyama, T. Masuda, H. Kaname, Y. Egami, T. Nakayama, K. Hasuo, H. Nakamura, T. Igari, K. Watanabe, N. Nagata, T. Sakurai, C. Yokoi, M. Kobayakawa, Y. Kojima, J. Akiyama, M. Imamura, N. Masaki, M. Yanase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Small-cell lung cancer
Diffuse liver metastasis
Acute liver failure
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/381140

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