Lactic acidosis. A presentation of metastatic breast cancer arising in pregnancy.

Evans, T R; Stein, R C; Ford, H T; Gazet, J C; Chamberlain, G V; Coombes, R C · Cancer · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Lactic acidosis B is a rare metabolic complication of malignancy. It usually is associated with advanced and extensive metastatic disease. The authors report a case in which lactic acidosis was the presenting feature of a previously undiagnosed case of metastatic breast cancer in a pregnant woman and that resolved with successful antineoplastic treatment. The authors review the likely cause and management of the condition.

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