Fulminant acute Budd-Chiari syndrome stemming from an adrenal tumor.
Adrenal neoplasm is a rare cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome. We report a case of fulminant acute Budd-Chiari syndrome due to inferior vena cava thrombosis stemming from invasion by a clinically nonfunctioning adrenal neoplasm. We also review briefly the clinical characteristics of the seven previously reported cases.
Moreira
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Department of Gastroenterology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Aller
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De Luis
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San Roman
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Ferreiro
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior