Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Involving the Liver

Authors

Chika Ezigbo
Alexander Sy, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Andrea Popescu-Martinez, New York Medical College
Noella Boma, New York Medical College
Nora Bergasa, New York Medical CollegeFollow

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2014-205634

Journal Title

BMJ Case Reports

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-30-2014

Department

Medicine

Keywords

Aged, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Female, Humans, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Liver Neoplasms, Neoplasms, Multiple Primary

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

A relationship between hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia has been reported. This is a case of a 75-year-old woman with stable chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, not on treatment with an increased activity of serum alkaline phosphatase and negative liver disease work up. A liver biopsy revealed leukaemic infiltration without evidence of cirrhosis or fatty liver. Four years later, she presented with a rapidly progressive liver mass which was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma histologically.

Recommended Citation

Ezigbo, C., Sy, A., Popescu-Martinez, A., Boma, N., & Bergasa, N. (2014). Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Involving the Liver. BMJ Case Reports, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-205634