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...
Main Authors: | James Coggan, Adam Morin, Ruta Rao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2022-04-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/524193 |
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