• BRIEF REPORTS • Fatty metamorphosis of the liver in patients with breast cancer: Possible associated factors

AIM: To investigate the relationship between breast cancer and fatty liver in Chinese patients. METHODS: The study group consisted of 217 patients with newly diagnosed breast cancers and the control group of 182 subjects undergoing routine health examination in the same hospital. All subjects were female and the groups were matched for date of study. Ultrasound scanning was performed by the same operator using a 3.5 mHz transducer. Steatosis of the liver was diagnosed based on the criteria of Saverymuttu et al. Clinical variables were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: Fatty liver was diagnosed in 98 patients of the study group and 37 patients of the control group, a significant difference was found in incidence (98/217, 45.2 % and 37