Reversible Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome Secondary to Sunitinib
Joint Authors
Costa, Ricardo
Junior, Gilberto Moura de Brito
de Barros, Alex Caetano
Cartaxo, Henrique Queiroz
Costa, Rubens
Costa, Renata
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is clinical radiologic condition associated with neurological symptoms and cerebral white matter edema.
It has been associated with uncontrolled hypertension, eclampsia, immunosuppressants, and more recently the use of antiangiogenic drugs.
Sunitinib is an inhibitor of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor widely used in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
We report a rare case of RPLS occurring on therapy with sunitinib in a patient with RCC.
Our aim is to highlight the importance of considering RPLS as a diagnostic possibility and to hold sunitinib for RCC patients presenting with neurologic symptoms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Costa, Ricardo& Costa, Rubens& Costa, Renata& Junior, Gilberto Moura de Brito& Cartaxo, Henrique Queiroz& de Barros, Alex Caetano. 2014. Reversible Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome Secondary to Sunitinib. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Costa, Ricardo…[et al.]. Reversible Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome Secondary to Sunitinib. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Costa, Ricardo& Costa, Rubens& Costa, Renata& Junior, Gilberto Moura de Brito& Cartaxo, Henrique Queiroz& de Barros, Alex Caetano. Reversible Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome Secondary to Sunitinib. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510970
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510970