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Case Report

Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease during chemotherapy for nephroblastoma: successful and safe treatment with defibrotide. Report of a clinical case

Valerio CecinatiDivision of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology, Department of Biomedicine in Childhood, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Paola GiordanoDivision of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology, Department of Biomedicine in Childhood, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Francesco De LeonardisDivision of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology, Department of Biomedicine in Childhood, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Massimo GrassiDivision of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology, Department of Biomedicine in Childhood, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Giampaolo ArcamoneDivision of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology, Department of Biomedicine in Childhood, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Domenico De MattiaDivision of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology, Department of Biomedicine in Childhood, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Nicola SantoroDivision of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology, Department of Biomedicine in Childhood, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Pages 702-705 | Received 11 May 2009, Accepted 05 Jun 2009, Published online: 30 Oct 2009

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