A Case of Life-Threatening Bleeding Due to a Locally Advanced Breast Carcinoma Successfully Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Embolization

Autor: Giulia Atzori, Raquel Diaz, Marco Gipponi, Chiara Cornacchia, Federica Murelli, Francesca Depaoli, Marco Sparavigna, Valentina Barbero, Francesco Petrocelli, Francesca Pitto, Simonetta Franchelli, Daniele Friedman, Piero Fregatti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Current Oncology, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 2187-2193 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1718-7729
1198-0052
DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30020169
Popis: Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) may rarely present with acute severe bleeding. A case report dealing with transcatheter arterial embolization to control acute bleeding in a patient with a voluminous ulcerated breast mass is described. Our findings confirm that the endovascular approach is effective in such patients in order to stabilize the patient whenever conventional treatments have failed or bleeding may be life-threatening.
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