Pseudocirrhosis as a complication after chemotherapy for hepatic metastasis from breast cancer
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Pseudocirrhosis is a radiologic term that describes the serial development of diffuse hepatic nodularity caused by chemotherapy for hepatic metastasis, especially from breast cancer. It is characterized by morphologic changes mimicking liver cirrhosis following chronic liver diseases, such as multifocal capsular retraction and enlargement of the caudate lobe, and is a potential cause of portal hypertension and hepatic failure. However, the patients with pseudocirrhosis do not unusually show the clinical features of true cirrhosis. In this article, we present two cases demonstrating the radiologic features of pseudocirrhosis following chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer.
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