Salmonellosis: an unusual complication of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Salmonella abscess of a tumor is extremely rare, only three occurrences having been described to date. An unusual case is presented in which Salmonella infantis septicemia was the presenting symptom of multicentric hepatocellular carcinoma in a previously healthy 67-year-old man.
Simmers
T A
TA
Dept. of Internal Medicine, St. Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mijnhout
G S
GS
Van Meyel
J J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism
D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins