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  • A Case of Life-Threatening ...
    Atzori, Giulia; Diaz, Raquel; Gipponi, Marco; Cornacchia, Chiara; Murelli, Federica; Depaoli, Francesca; Sparavigna, Marco; Barbero, Valentina; Petrocelli, Francesco; Pitto, Francesca; Franchelli, Simonetta; Friedman, Daniele; Fregatti, Piero

    Current oncology (Toronto), 02/2023, Volume: 30, Issue: 2
    Journal Article

    Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) may rarely present with acute severe bleeding. A case report dealing with transcatheter arterial embolization to control acute bleeding in a patient with a voluminous ulcerated breast mass is described. Our findings confirm that the endovascular approach is effective in such patients in order to stabilize the patient whenever conventional treatments have failed or bleeding may be life-threatening.