| Acute liver failure because of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 21331280 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Infiltration of the liver by hematologic malignancies is an uncommon cause of liver failure. B-Cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll) is a usually indolent disease that may infiltrate the liver, but based on a review of the literature, has never been reported to induce acute liver failure. Here, we describe the case of a 78-year-old woman with acute liver failure secondary to infiltration with cll being unresponsive to chemotherapy and causing death. This case is notable because of its atypical presentation and ultimate poor prognosis. |
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Authors:
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K Esfahani; P Gold; S Wakil; R P Michel; S Solymoss |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) Volume: 18 ISSN: 1198-0052 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Oncol Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-02-18 Completed Date: 2011-07-14 Revised Date: 2011-07-25 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9502503 Medline TA: Curr Oncol Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 39-42 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC. |
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