Ovarian carcinoma in two patients with chronic liver disease

Ascites is a common and debilitating complication of cirrhosis. However, patients with chronic liver disease are not spared from other causes of ascites and physicians should be careful not to miss an underlying malignancy. Ovarian cancer is an insidious disease, which is difficult to diagnose and i...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2005-07, Vol.11 (28), p.4445-4446
Main Authors: Isildak, Mehlika, Guven, Gulay-Sain, Kekilli, Murat, Beyazit, Yavuz, Erman, Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Ascites - etiology
Case Report
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis - complications
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms - complications
Ovarian Neoplasms - diagnosis
临床表现
卵巢癌
慢性肝疾病
病理机制
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Summary:Ascites is a common and debilitating complication of cirrhosis. However, patients with chronic liver disease are not spared from other causes of ascites and physicians should be careful not to miss an underlying malignancy. Ovarian cancer is an insidious disease, which is difficult to diagnose and it ranks first in mortality among all gynecological cancers. Here, we present two cases of patients with chronic liver disease that developed ascites not： simply because of drrhosis but as a manifestation of ovarian cancer. We would like to emphasize that the causes of ascites, other than the liver itself, should not be overlooked in patients with chronic liver disease.
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v11.i28.4445