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Metastatic breast carcinoma mimicking macronodular cirrhosis
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To the Editor. Although breast cancer often metastasizes to the liver, associated hepatic failure with cirrhosis is rare. We report an unusual case of metastatic breast cancer mimicking macronodular cirrhosis with portal hypertension, varices, and fulminant hepatic failure.
Report of a Case.-A 42-year-old woman presented to our facility with new-onset ascites, hepatic failure, and evolving hepatic encephalopathy. Invasive lobular breast carcinoma had been diagnosed 1 year previously, and the patient had received 4 cycles of adjuvant doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, 4 cycles of paclitaxel, 8 ...
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