Veno-occlusive disease of the liver in a child after chemotherapy for brain tumor

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2006 Apr;46(4):521-3. doi: 10.1002/pbc.20338.

Abstract

Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) of the liver is a life-threatening state generally occurring as a complication of bone marrow transplantation or chemotherapy for Wilms' tumor. Veno-occlusive disease after standard dose chemotherapy in malignancies other than Wilms' tumor is rare and only a few cases have been published in children. We report a 19 month-old-girl with medulloblastoma who experienced fatal VOD of liver after only one course of chemotherapy including carboplatin, vincristine and CCNU for medulloblastoma. As our knowledge, this is the first report of VOD after standard dose chemotherapy for brain tumor in childhood.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / chemically induced*
  • Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Medulloblastoma / drug therapy*
  • Ultrasonography