Palliative Embolization in Recurrent Nodal Bleeding in Nasopharyngeal Cancer: Case Report and Review of Literature

Mohammed A. Naseer, Sharif A. W. Al Aryadh, Ravi M. Pedapenki

Department of Oncology, Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), BahrainBahrain
Department of Radiology, Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), BahrainBahrain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17140/pmhcoj-6-138 · Published 2020-11-11 · Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 · © 2020 The Author(s)

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Keywords: Nasopharyngeal cancer; Recurrent nodal bleeding; Embolization

Conclusion

Endovascular embolization is an effective and safe procedure by well-trained interventional radiologist in the management of acute hemorrhage from advanced head and neck tumors.

Consent

Verbal consent from the patient’s father has been obtained.

Conflicts Of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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