Peliosis hepatis in a patient undergoing treatment for breast cancer
Peliosis hepatis is a rare benign vascular disorder characterized by dilatation of sinusoidal blood-filled spaces within the liver. Peliosis hepatis is most often idiopathic and asymptomatic, it can mimic malignancy and is difficult to diagnose. In this case report, a 41-year-old woman with breast cancer developed multiple hypodensities in the liver during chemotherapy. The hypodensities were found on PET-CT, ultrasonography, and MRI. Finally, a liver biopsy diagnosed the patient with peliosis hepatis and the cause was assumed to be due to chemotherapy.
Authors
- Mikkel Seidelin Dam
- Kim Francis Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6196-0927)
- Eva Soelberg Vadstrup
- Thomas Skårup Kristensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7305-0880)
- Anişoara Iordache
- Ulla Brix Tange
- Kathrine Fogelstrøm
Institutions
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ugeskrift for Læger
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.61409/v01250053
- Primary Topic
- Bartonella species infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00