Off-label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasis
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 <em>off label</em> treatment with thalidomide therapy for controlling bleeding an...
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| author | Federico Silvestri Andrea Da Porto Antonella Labombarda Elisa Mansutti Adolfo Rogato |
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| description | 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 <em>off label</em> treatment with thalidomide therapy for controlling bleeding and reducing transfusion requirements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4e78d68d43643eaa5510228e7a4c90a2023-12-03T01:47:46ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522015-10-019437737910.4081/itjm.2015.570503Off-label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasisFederico Silvestri0Andrea Da Porto1Antonella Labombarda2Elisa Mansutti3Adolfo Rogato4Division of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Latisana (UD)Division of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Latisana (UD)Division of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Latisana (UD)Division of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Latisana (UD)Division of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Latisana (UD)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 <em>off label</em> treatment with thalidomide therapy for controlling bleeding and reducing transfusion requirements.http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/570Thalidomideoff-labelbleeding metastasis. |
| spellingShingle | Federico Silvestri Andrea Da Porto Antonella Labombarda Elisa Mansutti Adolfo Rogato Off-label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasis Italian Journal of Medicine Thalidomide off-label bleeding metastasis. |
| title | Off-label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasis |
| title_full | Off-label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasis |
| title_fullStr | Off-label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Off-label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasis |
| title_short | Off-label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasis |
| title_sort | off label use of thalidomide for the treatment of a bleeding cutaneous metastasis |
| topic | Thalidomide off-label bleeding metastasis. |
| url | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/570 |
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