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Published Online: 17 May 2006

Case Report: Extravazation of Therapeutic Yttrium-90-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (Zevalin®): A Case Report

Publication: Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals
Volume 21, Issue Number 2

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The occurrence of radiation necrosis to the extravasation of therapeutic radionuclide—yttrium-90-ibritumomab tiuxetan—is described, as well as the subsequent steps taken to both address the occurrence and to prevent the reoccurrence of such an adverse event. Published reports on the extravasation of diagnostic and therapeutic radionuclides are reviewed, as are prevention and treatment protocols.

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cover image Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals
Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals
Volume 21Issue Number 2April 2006
Pages: 101 - 105
PubMed: 16706630

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Published online: 17 May 2006
Published in print: April 2006

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Gethin Williams
Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Matthew R. Palmer
Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
J. Anthony Parker
Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Robin Joyce
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.

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