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ArticleInternational journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society2014

Causes and palliation of transfusion-associated vaginal bleeding in patients with metastatic cancer.

Amie E Jackson, Elisabeth K Stephens, Aminah Jatoi

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Article in International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amie E Jackson*Department of Oncology and †Cancer Education Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Elisabeth K Stephens
Aminah Jatoi
Mayo Clinic · US

Funding

Mentoring and Research in Cancer Palliative CareK24CA131099 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI JATOI, AMINAH · 2008 to 2012
$873k
NCI NIH HHS K24 CA131099NCI NIH HHS K24CA131099
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe current study was undertaken (1) to capture a clinically relevant, systematically collected series of patients with metastatic cancer and transfusion-associated vaginal bleeding and (2) to provide insight into how best to palliate this bleeding. METHODS/

resultsAs part of a single-institution review, 46 patients with metastatic cancer and transfusion-associated vaginal bleeding were identified. In a minority, 14 (30%), the cancer itself was directly responsible for the bleeding, and under these circumstances, gynecological cancer was the most frequent cause. In 13 patients (28%), more than 1 palliative intervention was attempted. Of all the interventions, a hysterectomy was performed most frequently and was successful in 11 patients. The use of ablation or embolization procedures was rarely tried but successful in 4 patients. However, 2 patients died of vaginal bleeding, despite multiple palliative procedures to control bleeding, including tumor embolization in one.

conclusionsTransfusion-associated vaginal bleeding in patients with metastatic cancer can arise from nonmalignant causes and often assumes an uneventful course but can, at times, be serious and difficult to control.

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Palliative CareAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUterine HemorrhageYoung Adult

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PMID24270998
PMCPMC3925342
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