FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
THERASPHERE 10 GBQ
MDR report key: 319726
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Received March 6, 2001
Report
- Report Number
- 8022247-2001-00008
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 6, 2001
- Date of Event
- December 13, 2000
- Report Date
- March 1, 2001
- Manufacturer
- MDS NORDION, INC.
- Product Code
- KXK
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A PT WHO PRESENTED WITH PROGRESSIVE BREAST CANCER (ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED 1992). THE PT PRESENTED FOR THERASPHERE TREATMENT WITH LIVER METASTASES. PT WAS TREATED IN 2000 AND RECEIVED APPROX 149 GY ADMINISTERED TO THE ENTIRE LIVER. PT WAS DISCHARGED THE SAME DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON EVENT DATE PT PRESENTED WITH A COUGH WITH NO SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND NO PLEURITIC PAIN. PHYSICAL EXAM ON EVENT DATE REVEALED DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS IN THE RIGHT BASE. A CT SCAN REVEALED MODERATE SIZED RIGHT PLEURAL EFFUSION. PT WILL BE FOLLOWED IN 4 WEEKS TIME WITH CHEST X-RAY AND ABDOMINAL/PELVIC CT SCAN. THE CLINICIAN JUDGED THE PLEURAL EFFUSION TO BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THERASPHERE TREATMENT. THE PT WILL BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY TO MONITOR ANY CHANGES IN STATUS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9523 | THERASPHERE 10 GBQ | RADIOACTIVE GLASS MICROSPHERES | KXK | MDS NORDION, INC. | * | 990006 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 YR |