Abdominal Distension in a Patient with Hepatitis C-An Unexpected Diagnosis
Haris Baig2, Suimin Qiu3 and Maurice Willis2
Affiliation
- 1Department of internal medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- 2Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- 3Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Corresponding Author
Maen, M. Masadeh, Department of Internal Medicine, 301 Universities Blvd, JSA 4.160, UTMB, Galveston, TX 77555-0561, Tel: 3199360074; Fax 409.7474-2369; E-mail: maen_masadeh@hotmail.com
Citation
Masadeh, M.M., et al. Abdominal Distension in A Patient with Hepatitis C – An Unexpected Diagnosis. (2015) Int J Cancer Oncol 2(1): 1-3.
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© 2015 Masadeh M.M. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Abstract
We present a case of a cachectic patient with Hepatitis C without cirrhosis that presented with worsening abdominal distension and weight loss. The patient was initially thought to have decompensated cirrhosis but later found to have unclassified sarcoma. Further workup was done with repeat biopsy and checking for CD117 (c-kit) established a diagnosis of extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The patient was started on targeted therapy and had a dramatic response.
