High-Dose Methylprednisolone Treatment of Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease in a Child with Wilms Tumor |
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Authors: | Canan Akyüz Kudret ÇaClar Suna Emir Münevver Büyükpamukçu |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hacettepe University, Institute of Oncology, Ankara, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a rare complication of chemotherapy in children with cancer. In the literature successful treatment of severe VOD has not been well determined. The authors report a 5-year-old boy with Willms tumor whose condition was complicated with VOD while receiving chemotherapy. He was treated successfully with high-dose methylprednisolone. After therapy, the clinical signs of VOD, such as abdominal ascites, oliguria, and jaundice, disappeared without any adverse effects of therapy. |
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Keywords: | High-dose Methylprednisolone Veno-occlusive Disease Wilms Tumor |
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