Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mimicking Liver Abscesses in a Cirrhotic Patient with Severe Septic Shock as a Result of Salmonella O9 HG Infection

We describe a case of severe Salmonella O9 HG sepsis with a mass in the liver, which was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by autopsy of the liver. The patient was a 67-year-old man with chronic high blood pressure. In addition, he was an alcoholic and had been drinking every day for many...

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Main Authors: Shuichi Hagiwara, Takashi Ogino, Yuga Takahashi, Takuro Yamada, Koichi Ishihara, Nozomi Matsumura, Tomomi Miyanaga, Yuichi Iino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/210639