Abstract
A previously healthy 4-year-old boy was admitted because of acute liver failure. He was icteric, lethargic, had elevated ammonia and abnormal liver function tests. Serology was negative for viral hepatitis. There was no history of hepatotoxic drugs. Family history was unremarkable. The child was taken to the operating room for a living-related hepatic transplant. Frozen section showed massive hepatic leukemic infiltration and hepatocellular necrosis. Bone marrow aspiration confirmed the diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Transplant was withheld and chemotherapy was attempted. He died the following day due to systemic leukemic infiltration, cerebral edema, and severe anoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 842-845 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pediatric Blood and Cancer |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2006 |
Keywords
- ALL
- Cerebral edema
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Leukemia
- Liver failure
- Malignancy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Hematology