Hepar lobatum associated with chemotherapy and metastatic breast cancer

• Published in: Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine (1976) Vol. 111; no. 1; p. 58
• Main Authors: Qizilbash, A, Kontozoglou, T, Sianos, J, Scully, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1987
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - drug therapy; Adenocarcinoma - secondary; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - adverse effects; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - drug therapy; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - secondary; Female; Humans; Liver - drug effects; Liver - pathology; Liver Neoplasms - drug therapy; Liver Neoplasms - secondary; Middle Aged

Hepar lobatum is now a rarity in developed countries. In this article, we describe three cases with typical liver morphology associated with carcinoma of the breast metastatic to the liver, treated with combination chemotherapy. The pathogenesis of hepar lobatum in our cases is multifactorial with t...