Open AccessExuberant liver adenomatosis presenting with iron deficiency anemia
Author(s) -
Mota Catarina,
Carvalho Ana Margarida,
Fonseca Válter,
Silva Marisa Teixeira,
Victorino Rui M. M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.814
Subject(s) - medicine , iron deficiency anemia , iron deficiency , anemia , gastroenterology , pathology
Key Clinical Message Intratumoral or intraperitoneal hemorrhage is a recognized complication of liver adenomatosis. We report a case of multifocal massive liver adenomatosis presenting as chronic iron deficiency anemia. Clinicians’ awareness about this atypical presentation not highlighted in the literature is important to allow timely diagnosis and surgical intervention to prevent fatal complications.