Pseudocirrhosis after chemotherapy in breast cancer, case reports.
Pseudocirrhosis is a rare hepatic complication of chemotherapy, which is morphological changes in hepatic contour that closely mimic cirrhosis. Like in classic cirrhosis, portal hypertension is common in patients with this condition. The mechanism of pseudocirrhosis is unknown to date. We report three cases of pseudocirrhosis arising in the setting of regression of breast cancer liver metastases. All the cases underwent systemic chemotherapy, and all had remarkable responses. Their hormone receptor statuses were all positive and Her2/neu statuses were all negative. They were all treated with cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent and also hormone therapy. This report suggests clinicians should have pseudocirrhosis in mind when hormone therapy and cytotoxic chemotherapy are jointly administered.
['Aoyagi|Tomoyoshi|T|', 'Takabe|Kazuaki|K|', 'Tamanuki|Tamaki|T|', 'Matsubara|Hisahiro|H|', 'Matsuzaki|Hiroshi|H|']
D000368:Aged D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols D001943:Breast Neoplasms D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008103:Liver Cirrhosis D008113:Liver Neoplasms D008875:Middle Aged
Pseudocirrhosis Chemotherapy Breast cancer Hepatic metastasis