Intrahepatic portal hypertension secondary to metastatic carcinoma of the prostate.
While the liver is a common site of metastasis, tumor metastases are not a common cause of portal hypertension. We report a case of a patient with symptomatic portal hypertension due to diffuse metastatic prostate carcinoma infiltration of liver parenchyma that was not appreciated with routine imaging.
Attila
Tan
T
Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W WisconsinAve, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Datta
Milton W
MW
Sudakoff
Gary
G
Abu-Hajir
Majed
M
Massey
Benson T
BT
D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed