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Occult malignancy presenting as acute fulminant hepatic failure.
Scottish Medical Journal
|April 1, 1986
Summary
This study reports a rare case of acute fulminant liver failure caused by hepatic metastatic disease. Imaging confirmed massive liver replacement by tumor when tissue diagnosis was not possible.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Oncology
- Diagnostic Imaging
Background:
- Hepatic metastatic disease rarely presents as acute fulminant liver failure.
- Only six such cases are documented in medical literature.