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Name
Stilboestrol Dipropionate
Alternate Names
Diethylstilbestrol Dipropionate
Abbreviations
None
Category
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms
Subcategory
Estrogen
NSC Number
None
Primary Site
Breast
prostate cancer
Histology
None
Remarks
Synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen having activity similar to but greater than that of estrone. It is used for many purposes, including relief of menopausal symptoms; suppression of lactation; treatment of amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, senile vaginitis, and pruritus vulvae; palliative treatment of female breast carcinoma; relief of symptoms of prostatic carcinoma; and formerly for prevention of threatened or habitual abortion and premature labor. Administered intramuscularly. Not found in Drugdex drug evaluation.
Coding
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