Clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with metastatic breast cancer and pseudocirrhosis: a single center retrospective cohort study.

Laura A HuppertZak WalkerMoming LiMi-Ok KimJennifer CallanDanielle BrandmanMelanie MajureMichelle E MeliskoHope S RugoSpencer BehrA Jo Chien

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2022)

This is the largest case series of patients with MBC and pseudocirrhosis. Nearly all patients had HR+ MBC and extensive liver metastases. Survival was short after pseudocirrhosis and prognosis worse with radiographic ascites.

Keyphrases

liver metastases
metastatic breast cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
cell free
skeletal muscle
patient reported