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Colonic pneumatosis and intestinal perforations with sunitinib treatment for renal cell carcinoma

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Mail Stop 8117, P.O. Box 6511, Aurora, CO, USA

    Thomas W. Flaig

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

    Fernando J. Kim

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

    Francisco G. La Rosa

  4. Clinical Investigations Core, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA

    Kathryn Breaker

  5. Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

    Jonathan Schoen

  6. Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

    Paul D. Russ

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Flaig, T.W., Kim, F.J., La Rosa, F.G. et al. Colonic pneumatosis and intestinal perforations with sunitinib treatment for renal cell carcinoma. Invest New Drugs 27, 83–87 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10637-008-9146-z

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