1.
Cancer
; 35(2): 445-9, 1975 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1111919
ABSTRACT
Carcinomatous involvement of the liver mimicking cirrhosis is a rare complication of metastatic carcinoma, most frequently seen with scirrhous carcinoma of the breast. The case of a 46-year-old woman with breast carcinoma presenting with ascites, jaundice, spider angiomata, and portal hypertension is reported. On hepatic scan the liver appeared to be almost the same size as the spleen, a finding frequently seen in cirrhosis. A chemotherapeutic program was introduced, but was of no benefit, and the patient died with uncontrolled esophageal bleeding. The prominent histologic feature on autopsy was intense stromal fibrosis and intravascular tumor infiltration with compression of vessels of the portal system.
Subject(s)
Liver Cirrhosis/diagnosis , Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adenocarcinoma , Ascites/etiology , Breast Neoplasms , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Hypertension/etiology , Jaundice/etiology , Liver/pathology , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Metastasis , Radionuclide Imaging
2.
Mo Med
; 71(1): 19-22, 1974 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4273915
Subject(s)
Hypercalcemia/etiology , Neoplasms/complications , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Edetic Acid/therapeutic use , Furosemide/therapeutic use , Humans , Hypercalcemia/therapy , Phosphates/therapeutic use , Plicamycin/therapeutic use , Sodium/therapeutic use , Sulfates/therapeutic use
3.
Cancer
; 31(4): 899-902, 1973 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4706055
Subject(s)
Neoplasms/complications , Pleural Effusion/drug therapy , Quinacrine/administration & dosage , Drainage , Fever/chemically induced , Hallucinations , Humans , Hypotension/chemically induced , Intubation , Nausea/chemically induced , Neoplasm Metastasis , Pain , Pleural Effusion/etiology , Pleural Effusion/surgery , Quinacrine/adverse effects , Quinacrine/therapeutic use
4.
Chest
; 60(5): 517-8, 1971 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-5119896