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A case report on sorafenib induced adverse reaction

Sorafenib is an oral multi-kinase inhibitor used primarily in the treatment of hepatic cellular carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, and thyroid carcinoma. Hand-foot syndrome also is known as palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia causes reddening, numbness, swelling of palms of hands and soles of feet. In this report, a known case of renal cell carcinoma, post right nephrectomy patient on treatment with tab sorafenib had developed the hand-foot syndrome.