Hepatic outflow obstruction and liver failure due to leukemic cell infiltration in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. 1998

F Costa, and C G Choy, and K Seiter, and L Hann, and S N Thung, and J Michaeli
Division of Hematological/Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

We report a patient with advanced progressive CLL who presented with liver failure and hepatic venus outflow obstruction (HVOD) due to lymphocytic leukemic infiltrates. Initiation of antileukemic therapy resulted in a rapid and prompt resolution of these life-threatening complications. This is apparently the first report of a CLL patient with HVOD and liver failure, attributable to liver infiltration by leukemic cells.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D006504 Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease Liver disease that is caused by injuries to the ENDOTHELIAL CELLS of the vessels and subendothelial EDEMA, but not by THROMBOSIS. Extracellular matrix, rich in FIBRONECTINS, is usually deposited around the HEPATIC VEINS leading to venous outflow occlusion and sinusoidal obstruction. Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome,Veno-Occlusive Disease, Hepatic,Hepatic Veno Occlusive Disease,Disease, Hepatic Veno-Occlusive,Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Diseases,Syndrome, Sinusoidal Obstruction,Veno Occlusive Disease, Hepatic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015451 Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell A chronic leukemia characterized by abnormal B-lymphocytes and often generalized lymphadenopathy. In patients presenting predominately with blood and bone marrow involvement it is called chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL); in those predominately with enlarged lymph nodes it is called small lymphocytic lymphoma. These terms represent spectrums of the same disease. B-Cell Leukemia, Chronic,B-Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic,Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia,Leukemia, B-Cell, Chronic,Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic,Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic, B-Cell,Lymphoma, Small Lymphocytic,B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia,B-Cell Malignancy, Low-Grade,Diffuse Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Disrupted In B-Cell Malignancy,Leukemia, B Cell, Chronic,Leukemia, Chronic Lymphatic,Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic,Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic, B-Cell,Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Chronic,Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B Cell,Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Chronic,Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic,Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic, B Cell,Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Diffuse, Well Differentiated,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Diffuse, Well-Differentiated,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Well Differentiated,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Well-Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Diffuse, Well Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Diffuse, Well-Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Well Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Well-Differentiated,Lymphoma, Lymphoplasmacytoid, CLL,Lymphoma, Small Lymphocytic, Plasmacytoid,Lymphoma, Small-Cell,Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphoma, CLL,Small-Cell Lymphoma,B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia,B Cell Leukemia, Chronic,B Cell Malignancy, Low Grade,B Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic,B-Cell Leukemias, Chronic,B-Cell Malignancies, Low-Grade,B-Lymphocytic Leukemias, Chronic,CLL Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphoma,CLL Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphomas,Chronic B-Cell Leukemia,Chronic B-Cell Leukemias,Chronic B-Lymphocytic Leukemia,Chronic B-Lymphocytic Leukemias,Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia,Chronic Lymphatic Leukemias,Chronic Lymphoblastic Leukemia,Chronic Lymphoblastic Leukemias,Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemias,Diffuse Well Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Disrupted In B Cell Malignancy,Leukemia, Chronic B-Cell,Leukemia, Chronic B-Lymphocytic,Leukemias, Chronic B-Cell,Leukemias, Chronic B-Lymphocytic,Leukemias, Chronic Lymphatic,Leukemias, Chronic Lymphoblastic,Low-Grade B-Cell Malignancies,Low-Grade B-Cell Malignancy,Lymphatic Leukemia, Chronic,Lymphatic Leukemias, Chronic,Lymphoblastic Leukemias, Chronic,Lymphocytic Leukemias, Chronic,Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Small,Lymphocytic Lymphomas,Lymphocytic Lymphomas, Small,Lymphocytic Lymphomas, Well-Differentiated,Lymphoma, CLL Lymphoplasmacytoid,Lymphoma, Small Cell,Lymphoma, Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic,Lymphomas, CLL Lymphoplasmacytoid,Lymphomas, Lymphocytic,Lymphomas, Small Lymphocytic,Lymphomas, Small-Cell,Lymphomas, Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic,Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphomas, CLL,Malignancies, Low-Grade B-Cell,Malignancy, Low-Grade B-Cell,Small Cell Lymphoma,Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Small Lymphocytic Lymphomas,Small-Cell Lymphomas,Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphoma,Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphomas
D017093 Liver Failure Severe inability of the LIVER to perform its normal metabolic functions, as evidenced by severe JAUNDICE and abnormal serum levels of AMMONIA; BILIRUBIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASES; and albumin/globulin ratio. (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed) Hepatic Failure
D017254 Leukemic Infiltration A pathologic change in leukemia in which leukemic cells permeate various organs at any stage of the disease. All types of leukemia show various degrees of infiltration, depending upon the type of leukemia. The degree of infiltration may vary from site to site. The liver and spleen are common sites of infiltration, the greatest appearing in myelocytic leukemia, but infiltration is seen also in the granulocytic and lymphocytic types. The kidney is also a common site and of the gastrointestinal system, the stomach and ileum are commonly involved. In lymphocytic leukemia the skin is often infiltrated. The central nervous system too is a common site. Infiltration, Leukemic,Infiltrations, Leukemic,Leukemic Infiltrations

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