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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma masquerading as the HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) in pregnancy: Case report

  • K. D. Balderston
  • , K. Tewari
  • , F. Azizi
  • , J. K. Yu

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Abstract

A young woman was seen at 26 weeks' gestation with a clinical profile consistent with the HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count). The patient underwent cesarean delivery and was found to have a massive tumor involving the liver. After correction of the coagulopathy, a liver biopsy specimen demonstrated an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The patient died 3 weeks after diagnosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)823-824
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume179
Issue number3 I
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • HELLP syndrome

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