title: [Hepatic metastatic miliaria from a malignant melanoma: 2 case reports].
abstract: Malignant melanoma of uveal or cutaneous origins are diseases which may run a fulminant metastatic course immediately or after a prolonged disease-free period. The liver is the most common initial site of metastatic involvement. Nevertheless, hepatic metastatic miliaria spread is rare. In these cases, morphological studies are normal and only biological abnormalities including icteric cholestasis and hepatocellular insufficiency may suggest this diagnosis. We report two cases of hepatic metastatic miliaria from malignant melanoma diagnosed by percutaneous liver biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin Luther King, 87042 Limoges. nicolas.pichon@chu.limoges.fr
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pichon
authors.forename: Manuella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delage-Corre
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paraf
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*