SEVERE ACUTE LIVER-FAILURE AS THE INITIAL MANIFESTATION OF HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCY

Authors
SOUTO P ROMAOZINHO JM FIGUEIREDO P FERREIRA M SOUSA I CAMACHO E DONATO A FREITAS D
Citation
P. Souto et al., SEVERE ACUTE LIVER-FAILURE AS THE INITIAL MANIFESTATION OF HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCY, European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 9(11), 1997, pp. 1113-1115
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0954691X
Volume
9
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1113 - 1115
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-691X(1997)9:11<1113:SALATI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Acute liver failure is rarely secondary to lymphoma or leukaemia and i t is extremely uncommon as the initial presentation of malignancy. We report a case of a young adult patient with severe acute liver failure referred for liver transplant, in which a Burkitt acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was diagnosed by bone marrow examination. A complete recove ry and long remission were obtained with chemotherapy.