Alcoholic hepatitis masquerading as tumor infiltration: Reversibility after abstinence

oleh: Adam B. Gluskin, Jeffrey M. Dueker, Mohamed El Hag, Kurian J. Puthenpurayil, Ramon Bataller

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2019-11-01

Deskripsi

Abstract A subset of patients with alcoholic hepatitis present with atypical imaging resembling hepatic tumor infiltration. Our case involves a patient who was initially thought to have multiple large hepatic metastases, ultimately found to have alcoholic hepatitis. It is essential to ask about alcohol use when clinical suspicion is high.