A Case of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome as a Complication of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Liver
Many patients with metastatic breast cancer develop liver metastases. A rare complication of this is hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), which is associated with exertional dyspnea and intrapulmonary shunting. We present a patient who presented with HPS as a consequence of liver metastases and subsequen...
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| description | Many patients with metastatic breast cancer develop liver metastases. A rare complication of this is hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), which is associated with exertional dyspnea and intrapulmonary shunting. We present a patient who presented with HPS as a consequence of liver metastases and subsequently treated with chemotherapy leading to resolution of her symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7adb08c7fc34f0586d5dc9cb06503ad2022-12-22T00:18:55ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752022-04-0115139940210.1159/000524193524193A Case of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome as a Complication of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the LiverJames Coggan0Adam Morin1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7266-762XRuta Rao2Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Cell Therapy, Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USARush Medical College, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USADivision of Hematology, Oncology, and Cell Therapy, Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USAMany patients with metastatic breast cancer develop liver metastases. A rare complication of this is hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), which is associated with exertional dyspnea and intrapulmonary shunting. We present a patient who presented with HPS as a consequence of liver metastases and subsequently treated with chemotherapy leading to resolution of her symptoms.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/524193metastatic breast cancerliver metastasishepatopulmonary syndrome |
| spellingShingle | James Coggan Adam Morin Ruta Rao A Case of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome as a Complication of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Liver Case Reports in Oncology metastatic breast cancer liver metastasis hepatopulmonary syndrome |
| title | A Case of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome as a Complication of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Liver |
| title_full | A Case of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome as a Complication of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Liver |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome as a Complication of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Liver |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome as a Complication of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Liver |
| title_short | A Case of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome as a Complication of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Liver |
| title_sort | case of hepatopulmonary syndrome as a complication of metastatic breast cancer to the liver |
| topic | metastatic breast cancer liver metastasis hepatopulmonary syndrome |
| url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/524193 |
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