Hepatic Coma Secondary to Metastatic Liver Disease

  1. PHILIP ERAS, M.D.; and
  2. PAUL SHERLOCK, M.D., F.A.C.P.
  1. New York, New York

    Abstract

    In 21 patients the frequency of hepatic coma secondary to metastatic liver disease was 7.5% in breast carcinoma, 6.6% in gastric carcinoma, and 6.4% in colon carcinoma. Hepatic coma was not recognized clinically in 11 of 21 patients. Five of these patients were treated with hepatic radiation and five patients with 5-fluorouracil. Hepatic coma secondary to metastatic liver disease may be more frequent than previously recognized.

    Article and Author Information

    • ▸From the Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases; and the Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College; New York, N.Y.

    • ▸Requests for reprints should be addressed to Paul Sherlock, M.D., Memorial Hospital, 444 East 68th St., New York, N.Y. 10021

      • Received September 8, 1970.
      • Accepted December 29, 1971.
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    1. Ann Intern Med April 1, 1971 vol. 74 no. 4 581-583
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