Ruptured Esophageal Varices From Metastatic Tumor in the Liver: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

We present a rare case of ruptured esophageal varices casing death in an individual with metastatic tumor (high-grade) neuroendocrine tumor in the liver causing portal hypertension. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case report in the literature reporting a neuroendocrine tumor causing esophageal varices. This case report aims to document this rather rare entity, highlight another mechanism on how metastatic disease can result in sudden death, and give a brief review of literature on metastatic tumor in the liver causing esophageal varices.
Source: The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology - Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research