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Aflibercept‐related nasal septum perforation
Author(s) -
Alkan Ali,
Yücel Levent,
Mızrak Dılşa,
Akbulut Hakan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asia‐pacific journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1743-7563
pISSN - 1743-7555
DOI - 10.1111/ajco.12320
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , aflibercept , nasal septum , surgery , nose , chemotherapy , bevacizumab , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Hypertension, cytopenia and diarrhea are the most common side effects of aflibercept. Rarely thromboembolism, hemorrhage, fistulization and reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy have been reported. Here we report a patient experiencing nasal septum perforation during aflibercept therapy.