title: [Fulminant hepatic failure of neoplastic origin].
abstract: The case of a 59-year-old woman, hospitalised for a degradation of her health status which evolved within 10 days in fatal liver failure is reported. Although acute yellow atrophy was diagnosed, its origin remained elusive. Post-mortem examination of the liver disclosed massive hepatic infiltration by a breast adenocarcinoma. The causes of acute hepatic failure are reviewed and, particularly, the neoplastic ones.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital A. Vésale, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Gerpinnes.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Romana
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamels
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brohée
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vanhaeverbeek
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Faillite hépatique fulminante d'origine néoplasique.