Sigmoid Sinus Thrombosis Followed by Splenic Infarction Due to Imatinib Therapy in a Patient with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor; Hematological Side Effects of Imatinib

Imatinib has an important place as an adjuvant therapy as well as in the treatment of metastatic disease caused by gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), which is one of the common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Imatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and is generally well tolerat...

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Main Authors: Hatice YILMAZ, Güzin Demirağ, Ali Yılmaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/31425