| Case report of pneumatosis intestinalis secondary to sunitinib treatment for refractory gastrointestinal stromal tumor. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21965757 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) occurs when inter-luminal air enters the bowel wall of the gastrointestinal tract via a mucosal defect. The condition is caused by numerous disease states, direct trauma, and various drugs. When PI is secondary to drug therapy, discontinuation of the offending agent results in the resolution of PI. We report on the case of a 73-year-old male with a history of refractory gastrointestinal stromal tumor experiencing PI while on sunitinib treatment. PI was noted via computed tomography (CT) scans 68 days after starting sunitinib therapy and showed near complete resolution on a follow up CT performed one month after discontinuing sunitinib. Given that a CT scan performed five months prior to the initiation of sunitinib did not show PI, lack of abdominal symptoms in our patient, and resolution of PI after discontinuing sunitinib, the cause of PI in our patient was likely due to sunitinib treatment. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Anthony Jarkowski; Ryan Hare; Valerie Francescutti; Neal Wilkinson; Nikhil Khushalani |
Related Documents
:
|
19843747 - Intraabdominal complications secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunts: ct findings and ... 20674237 - Low yield of ed magnetic resonance imaging for suspected epidural abscess. 11101597 - Acrophialophora fusispora brain abscess in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: r... 12968547 - Diffusion-weighted mr imaging in intracranial infections. 20869887 - Targeted molecular imaging of antigen oc183b2 in ovarian cancers using mr molecular pro... 6501617 - Ct assistance for fluoroscopically guided transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Anticancer research Volume: 31 ISSN: 1791-7530 ISO Abbreviation: Anticancer Res. Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-10-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8102988 Medline TA: Anticancer Res Country: Greece |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 3429-32 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Pharm.D., BCOP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Department of Pharmacy, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Department of Pharmacy, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, U.S.A. Anthony.Jarkowski@roswellpark.org. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Clinical value of combined detection of serum matrix metalloproteinase-9, heparanase, and cathepsin ...
Next Document: Diagnostic value of 16 cellular tumor markers for metastatic thyroid cancer: an immunohistochemical ...