Souto, PRomãozinho, JMFigueiredo, PSousa, ICamacho, EDonato, AFreitas, D2009-08-252009-08-251997Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1997 Nov;9(11):1113-5http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/582Acute liver failure is rarely secondary to lymphoma or leukaemia and it is extremely uncommon as the initial presentation of malignancy. We report a case of a young adult patient with severe acute liver failure referred for liver transplant, in which a Burkitt acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was diagnosed by bone marrow examination. A complete recovery and long remission were obtained with chemotherapy.engFalência Hepática AgudaLinfoma de Burkittjournal article