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Exuberant 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 , anemia , complication , iron deficiency , presentation (obstetrics) , case presentation , intervention (counseling) , general surgery , pathology , surgery , psychiatry

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.

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