title: A case of rhabdomyolysis related to sorafenib treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: We report on a case of rhabdomyolysis related to sorafenib treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. A 70-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with fatigue, myalgia and an elevated creatine phosphokinase level. He was diagnosed as rhabdomyolysis related to sorafenib treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. After discontinuation of sorafenib, his fatigue and myalgia resolved and his creatine phosphokinase level returned to normal. Rhabdomyolysis related to sorafenib treatment is rare adverse effect. This is the first detailed case report of rhabdomyolysis related to sorafenib treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1 Kuratsuki-higashi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8530 Japan ; Department of General Medicine, Suzu General Hospital, Suzu, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Teramoto
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doyama
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oiwake
authors.forename: Kenkou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasatani
keywords: Adverse effect; Rhabdomyolysis; Sorafenib