Treatment with High-dose Methylprednisolone for Hepatic Veno-occlusive Disease in a Child with Rhabdomyosarcoma

Treatment with High-dose Methylprednisolone for Hepatic Veno-occlusive Disease in a Child with Rhabdomyosarcoma

Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD), also called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, is rapidly progressing and involves life-threatening complications that can occur in patients receiving chemotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation. No completely satisfactory treatment strategies have yet been es...

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Main Authors: I-Lun Chen, San-Nan Yang, Chih-Cheng Hsiao, Kuan-Sheng Wu, Jiunn-Ming Sheen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-08-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
chemotherapy
child
methylprednisolone
rhabdomyosarcoma
veno-occlusive disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957208600297

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