Acute Liver Failure Because of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Department of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Curr. Oncol. 2011, 18(1), 39-42; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v18i1.756
Submission received: 5 January 2011
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Revised: 12 January 2011
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Accepted: 20 January 2011
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Published: 1 February 2011
Abstract
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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Esfahani, K.; Gold, P.; Wakil, S.; Michel, R.P.; Solymoss, S. Acute Liver Failure Because of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Curr. Oncol. 2011, 18, 39-42. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v18i1.756
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Esfahani K, Gold P, Wakil S, Michel RP, Solymoss S. Acute Liver Failure Because of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Current Oncology. 2011; 18(1):39-42. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v18i1.756
Chicago/Turabian StyleEsfahani, Khashayar, P. Gold, S. Wakil, R.P. Michel, and S. Solymoss. 2011. "Acute Liver Failure Because of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature" Current Oncology 18, no. 1: 39-42. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v18i1.756
