A Rare Cause of Acute Liver Failure: Diffuse Liver Metastization of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

A Rare Cause of Acute Liver Failure: Diffuse Liver Metastization of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

The authors describe a case of a 76-year-old male with a medical history of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of the right lower eyelid. He was admitted to the emergency department due to abdominal pain in the right hypochondrium, nauseas, asthenia, and choluria with 3 days of evolution. Biochemical liver...

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Main Authors: Ana Luísa Santos, Vítor Magno Pereira, Rosa Coelho, Rui Gaspar, Hélder Cardoso, Joanne Lopes, Guilherme Macedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-10-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
neuroendocrine carcinoma
liver metastases
liver biopsy
liver failure
hepatic encephalopathy
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/503150

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