Veno-occlusive disease of the liver in a child after chemotherapy for brain tumor

Elli M., PINARLI F. G., Dagdemir A., Acar S.

PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER, cilt.46, sa.4, ss.521-523, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/pbc.20338
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.521-523
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) of the liver is a life-threatening state generally occurring as a complication of bone marrow transplantation or chemotherapy for Wilms' tumor. Veno-occlusive disease after standard close chemotherapy in malignancies other than Wilms' tumor is rare and only a few cases have been published in children. We report a 19 month-old-girl with medulloblastoma who experienced fatal VOID of liver after only one Course of chemotherapy including carboplatin, vincristine and CCNU for medulloblastoma. As our knowledge, this is the first report of VOD after standard close chemotherapy for brain tumor in childhood.