Abdominal wall perforation in a patient with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer after bevacizumab treatment

oleh: Efnan Algin, Ozge Gumusay, Mutlu Dogan, Ahmet Ozet

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Turkiye Klinikleri 2016-08-01

Deskripsi

Bowel perforation is a rare but well-described complication of bevacizumab, a VEGF monoclonal antibody. However, bevacizumab associated abdominal wall perforation is a more serious complication. In here, a patient with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer developing both bowel and abdominal wall perforation after bevacizumab treatment is reported with review of the literature to point out the clinical significance of this rare complication. To our knowledge, this is the first case with bevacizumab associated abdominal wall perforation.