11 September 2009

Hepatomegaly

causes:
- benign
  • infection - viral hepatitis
  • abscess
  • congestive heat failure
  • biliary tract obstruction - gallstone, CA pancreas
  • Cirrhosis - hep B/C, alcohol, endocrine (haemochromatosis, wilsons), drug induced
- malignant
  • primary
  • secondary - metastatic
- physiological - reidels lobe