Intrahepatic portal hypertension secondary to metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. WMJ 2007 Feb;106(1):34-6
Date
03/31/2007Pubmed ID
17393756Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33847164087 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
While the liver is a common site of metastasis, tumor metastases are not a common cause of portal hypertension. We report a case of a patient with symptomatic portal hypertension due to diffuse metastatic prostate carcinoma infiltration of liver parenchyma that was not appreciated with routine imaging.
Author List
Attila T, Datta MW, Sudakoff G, Abu-Hajir M, Massey BTAuthor
Benson T. Massey MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
BiopsyHumans
Hypertension, Portal
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Prostatic Neoplasms
Tomography, X-Ray Computed