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- Title
Pseudocirrhosis after chemotherapy for gastric cancer with diffuse liver metastases: A case report.
- Authors
Shinoda, Tomohito; Tanahashi, Toshiyuki; Sakuratani, Takuji; Ota, Masato; Fujibayashi, Seito; Kiriyama, Shunya; Matsumoto, Keita; Yawata, Kazunori; Sasaki, Yoshiyuki; Osada, Shinji; Yamada, Makoto
- Abstract
Pseudocirrhosis is a rare but important complication of metastatic cancer. We herein present the case of a patient with pseudocirrhosis occurring after a complete response to chemotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer was achieved. A 72-year-old man was diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma with multiple liver metastases. The patient's general condition was good, with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 1. Chemotherapy with oxaliplatin and S-1 was initiated and, after four cycles, the patient noticed sudden abdominal distension. Despite the marked regression of the liver metastases, massive ascites, segmental atrophy and esophageal varices developed, findings consistent with pseudocirrhosis. The patient achieved complete response for the primary and metastatic lesions. Following endoscopic ligation of the varices, he underwent subsequent chemotherapy with S-1 only and management of his ascites for 6 months. At 12 months after initial chemotherapy, the patient appeared to be disease-free. In conclusion, clinicians should be aware of the possibility of pseudocirrhosis in cases of cancer metastasis to the liver, including metastatic gastric cancer.
- Subjects
LIVER cancer; STOMACH cancer; CANCER chemotherapy; ESOPHAGEAL varices; MEDICAL personnel; PORTAL hypertension; FALSE aneurysms
- Publication
Molecular & Clinical Oncology, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2049-9450
- Publication type
Case Study