Vertebral artery dissection and cerebral infarction in a patient with recurrent ovarian cancer receiving bevacizumab☆
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چکیده
•Ovarian cancer patients receiving bevacizumab treatment can experience significant adverse events.•We report a case of vertebral artery dissection associated with bevacizumab treatment.
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