Case Report

Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Sorafenib

Since its FDA approval in December 2005, sorafenib (Nexavar®) has been in use for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. With this increased use have come reports of adverse effects of sorafenib. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, they are the first to describe an 80-year-old Asian male…

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Review Article

Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: Two Case Reports of Contrasting Variants

Two cases of hypereosinophilic syndrome that illustrate different variants are reported. Recognition of the specific variant is important because the treatments differ. Patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome should be monitored for evidence of a myeloproliferative process because treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors in these patients is effective and may prevent significant…

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