Research Article Details

Article ID: A28563
PMID: 11139682
Source: Gastroenterol Clin Biol
Title: [Cirrhosis with non alcoholic steatohepatitis: role of tamoxifen].
Abstract: We report a case of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with cirrhosis in a woman receiving tamoxifen as adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. Despite the presence of other risk factors for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (such as diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia), the patient developed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis only after tamoxifen was started. We suggest that patients receiving tamoxifen, especially patients with predisposing metabolic disorders, should be evaluated for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, because progression to cirrhosis may occur.
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