Hyperkalemia in a patient with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma probably due to sorafenib: case report.

Sorafenib is an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor used in the treatment of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Its common adverse reactions include diarrhea, hand-foot syndrome, rash, cardiac ischemia or infarction, hypertension, elevated serum lipase and hypophosphatemia. A 35-year-old male pat...

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Published in:Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 585 - 588
Main Authors: Uyeturk, Ummugul, Budakoglu, Burcin, Helvaci, Kaan, Sonmez, Ozlem Uysal, Turker, Ibrahim, Arslan, Ulku Yalcintas, Oksuzoglu, Berna, Zengin, Nurullah
Format: case study Journal Article
Published: Turkiye Klinikleri Apr2012
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