A case of segmental hepatic necrosis complicating oxaliplatin and capecitabine chemotherapy A case report and review of the literature.

Chemotherapy is associated with different patterns of histopathological changes of the non-tumor-bearing liver. Hepatic infarction represents a relatively rare condition; the prevalence in several series of consecutive autopsies is 1.1%. To the best of our knowledge, no cases of liver infarction secondary to chemotherapy have been reported to date. We report a case of segmental hepatic infarction following the adjuvant chemotherapy with Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine in a patient who had undergone total gastrectomy and distal esophagectomy for gastric cancer. Liver infarction is usually managed by conservative therapy; interventional procedures such as percutaneous imaging-guided drainage or surgical evacuation should be reserved in cases where septic complications occur, with development of a hepatic abscess from the necrotic area. It is important to avoid misdiagnoses with liver metastases in order to define the most appropriate clinical management strategy. KEY WORDS: Adjuvant chemotherapy, Gastric cancer, Liver infarction, Hepatic necrosis.

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