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Chylous effusions in advanced medullary thyroid cancer patients treated with selpercatinib.

Alessandro PreteCarla GambaleVirginia CappagliValeria BotticiPiercarlo RossiMarco CaciagliPiermarco PapiniDonatella TaddeiSimona OrtoriLuciano GabbrielliAlessandro CeliGabriele MaterazziRossella EliseiAntonio Matrone
Published in: European journal of endocrinology (2022)
Effusions, particularly of chylous nature, represent emergent and quite frequent adverse events in the management of patients affected by advanced MTC on treatment with the highly selective inhibitor selpercatinib. In this study, we evaluated, in a series of MTC patients treated with selpercatinib, the prevalence of pleural, pericardial, abdominal, and/or pelvic effusions. Insights into the diagnosis and treatment of the effusions are provided as well as suggestions for clinical management.
Keyphrases
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  • rectal cancer