FATAL PULMONARY TOXICITY FOLLOWING ORAL ETOPOSIDE THERAPY

被引:9
作者
DAJCZMAN, E [1 ]
SROLOVITZ, H [1 ]
KREISMAN, H [1 ]
FRANK, H [1 ]
机构
[1] MCGILL UNIV,SIR MORTIMER B DAVIS JEWISH HOSP,DEPT MED,DIV PATHOL,MONTREAL,PQ H3T 1E2,CANADA
关键词
PULMONARY TOXICITY; ORAL ETOPOSIDE;
D O I
10.1016/0169-5002(94)00410-O
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Oral etoposide has considerable activity in small cell lung cancer and the low risk of toxicity has resulted in the frequent prescription of this agent in elderly or infirmed patients, We describe a case of fatal pulmonary toxicity following the administration of oral etoposide, This is the first report of biopsy-proven pulmonary toxicity associated with this agent.
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页码:81 / 86
页数:6
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