Acute liver failure as presentation form of small cell carcinoma of the lung

Valladares Ayerbes, M.J.; Cañadas Garcia de León, M.; Reina Zoilo, J.J.; Valenzuela Claros, J.C.; Ruiz Borrego, M.; Barea Bejarano, J.L.

Anales de Medicina Interna 14(3): 128-130

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199
PMID: 9235081
Document Number: 476908
Metastatic infiltration of the liver is an uncommon cause of acute hepatic failure. We describe the case of a 55-yr-old man who presented with signs and symptoms of liver disease. Diagnostic testing revealed a small cell carcinoma of the lung with massive hepatic metastases.

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