Acute liver failure because of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Case report and review of the literature

Current Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-42

  Esfahani, K ^a   Gold, P ^a   Wakil, S ^a   Michel, R P ^a   Solymoss, S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Fulminant hepatic failure; Small lymphocytic lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUDARABINE; RITUXIMAB;

AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MENTAL DETERIORATION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79751471238     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.v18i1.756     Document Type: Article

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