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- Title
Acute Liver Failure due to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
- Authors
Saló, J.; Nomdedeu, B.; Bruguera, M.; Ordi, J.; Ginès, P.; Castells, A.; Vilella, A.; Rodés, J.
- Abstract
Acute hepatic failure secondary to involvement of the liver by hematologic malignancies is a very uncommon condition, and usually has a fatal prognosis. We describe the case of a woman who developed acute hepatic failure due to infiltration by a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 18 yr after the initial diagnosis of a nodular-type lymphocytic lymphoma, while she was apparently in remission. Early diagnosis was achieved through liver biopsy; therefore, rapid administration of chemotherapy allowed her complete recovery. Hepatic biopsy may provide a diagnosis in patients in whom the etiology of liver failure is unknown, thus establishing the possible need for specific treatment.
- Subjects
LIVER failure; HODGKIN'S disease; LYMPHOMAS; LIVER biopsy; LIVER diseases
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 1993, Vol 88, Issue 5, p774
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Article