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Fournier's gangrene during lenvatinib treatment: A case report

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    • Martina Barone
    • Giorgio Grani
    • Valeria Ramundo
    • Tiziana Garritano
    • Cosimo Durante
    • Rosa Falcone
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    Affiliations: Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00185 Rome, Italy, Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00161 Rome, Italy
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    Published online on: April 10, 2020
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Abstract

Fournier's gangrene is a rare and severe complication reported in patients with cancer treated with antiangiogenic drugs, most frequently with bevacizumab. The present report describes the case of an 80‑year‑old man with radioactive iodine‑refractory metastatic thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib (an oral multikinase inhibitor with antiangiogenic properties) who developed Fournier's gangrene in the absence of other known risk factors. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case described during treatment with lenvatinib. The condition was likely due to a perturbation of vascular endothelial cells of the skin due to the inhibition of VEGF/VEGFR signaling. Fournier's gangrene may be a class effect of antiangiogenic treatment that clinicians should be aware of, as early diagnosis and treatment are associated with an improved outcome.
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Barone M, Grani G, Ramundo V, Garritano T, Durante C and Falcone R: Fournier's gangrene during lenvatinib treatment: A case report. Mol Clin Oncol 12: 588-591, 2020.
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Barone, M., Grani, G., Ramundo, V., Garritano, T., Durante, C., & Falcone, R. (2020). Fournier's gangrene during lenvatinib treatment: A case report. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 12, 588-591. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2020.2031
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Barone, M., Grani, G., Ramundo, V., Garritano, T., Durante, C., Falcone, R."Fournier's gangrene during lenvatinib treatment: A case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 12.6 (2020): 588-591.
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Barone, M., Grani, G., Ramundo, V., Garritano, T., Durante, C., Falcone, R."Fournier's gangrene during lenvatinib treatment: A case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 12, no. 6 (2020): 588-591. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2020.2031
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Barone M, Grani G, Ramundo V, Garritano T, Durante C and Falcone R: Fournier's gangrene during lenvatinib treatment: A case report. Mol Clin Oncol 12: 588-591, 2020.
APA
Barone, M., Grani, G., Ramundo, V., Garritano, T., Durante, C., & Falcone, R. (2020). Fournier's gangrene during lenvatinib treatment: A case report. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 12, 588-591. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2020.2031
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Barone, M., Grani, G., Ramundo, V., Garritano, T., Durante, C., Falcone, R."Fournier's gangrene during lenvatinib treatment: A case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 12.6 (2020): 588-591.
Chicago
Barone, M., Grani, G., Ramundo, V., Garritano, T., Durante, C., Falcone, R."Fournier's gangrene during lenvatinib treatment: A case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 12, no. 6 (2020): 588-591. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2020.2031
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