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Table 3 Cases of hemorrhage

From: Optimal use of lenvatinib in the treatment of advanced thyroid cancer

Patient

Subtype

Type of hemorrhage

Outcome

Time to onset (days)

Dose

(mg)

Region infiltrated

Tracheotomy

Fistula formation

Small hemorrhage as a predictor

External radiation

Carotid artery

Skin

Trachea

1

DTC

Arterial hemorrhage

Death

37

24

â—‹

â—‹

â—‹

N

Y (skin, trachea, esophagus)

Y (same day)

60 Gy

2

ATC

Arterial hemorrhage

Death

29

20

â—‹

â–³

â–³

Y

N

N

N

3

ATC

Arterial hemorrhage

Sequelae

8

24

×

â—‹

â—‹

N

Y (skin)

N

60 Gy

4

ATC

Tumor hemorrhage

Recovered

38

20

â—‹

â—‹

â—‹

N

Y (skin infiltration)

Y (same day), N

60 Gy

Arterial hemorrhage

Recovered

65

-

5

ATC

Tumor hemorrhage

Did not recover

20

10

â—‹

â—‹

â—‹

N

Y (skin)

N

40 Gy

6

ATC

Wound hemorrhage

Recovered

19

24

â–³

×

â–³

Y

Y (skin)

Y (same day)

N

7

DTC

Venous hemorrhage

Death

106

14

â—‹

â—‹

×

N

Y (skin)

Y (previous day)

N

8

ATC

Arterial hemorrhage

Death

25

24

â—‹

â—‹

â—‹

Y

Y (skin)

Y (5 days before the event previous day)

N

9

DTC

Arterial hemorrhage

Recovered

135

8

â–³

â—‹

×

N

Y (skin)

N

N

10

ATC

Hemorrhage

Death

153

10

â–³

×

â—‹

Y

N

Y (a few days before the event

N

11

DTC

Arterial hemorrhage

Death

23

10

â—‹

×

×

Y

N

N

60 Gy

12

DTC

Arterial rupture

Death

209

14

×

×

×

N

Y (trachea, esophagus)

N

60 Gy

13

DTC

Arterial hemorrhage

Death

237

14

â–³

Unknown

×

N

Y (skin)

N

60 Gy

14

ATC

Arterial hemorrhage

Did not recover

51

24

â—‹

â—‹

â—‹

N

Y (esophagus)

Y (previous day)

N

  1. ATC anaplastic thyroid cancer; DTC differentiated thyroid cancer; N no; Y, yes
  2. â—‹The tumor had infiltrated tissues or infiltration was suspected
  3. â–³The tumor was located next to tissues
  4. ×The tumor had not infiltrated tissues and was not located next to tissues