Off-label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasis.

Autor: Silvestri, Federico, Da Porto, Andrea, Labombarda, Antonella, Mansutti, Elisa, Rogato, Adolfo
Zdroj: Italian Journal of Medicine; 2015, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p377-379, 3p
Abstrakt: We herein describe the case of a 65-year-old man with frequent hospitalizations for severe anemia due to several recurrent bleedings of a cutaneous metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma, and its successful off label treatment with thalidomide therapy for controlling bleeding and reducing transfusion requirements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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