Arterial Emboli Complicating Cisplatin Therapy
We report three cases of arterial emboli in patients with lung cancer treated with cisplatin chemotherapy. All three patients were managed without surgical intervention but subsequent oncological treatment was complicated by the sequelae of arterial emboli. We discuss the issues surrounding these pa...
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| description | We report three cases of arterial emboli in patients with lung cancer treated with cisplatin chemotherapy. All three patients were managed without surgical intervention but subsequent oncological treatment was complicated by the sequelae of arterial emboli. We discuss the issues surrounding these patients and the importance of identifying patients at risk of arterial embolic phenomena with cisplatin treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cef20c6882514558a0ac05077b8ae5f22025-02-03T06:13:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142012-01-01201210.1155/2012/276385276385Arterial Emboli Complicating Cisplatin TherapyCampbell D. Tait0Elaine M. Rankin1Division of Cancer Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UKDivision of Cancer Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UKWe report three cases of arterial emboli in patients with lung cancer treated with cisplatin chemotherapy. All three patients were managed without surgical intervention but subsequent oncological treatment was complicated by the sequelae of arterial emboli. We discuss the issues surrounding these patients and the importance of identifying patients at risk of arterial embolic phenomena with cisplatin treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/276385 |
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| title | Arterial Emboli Complicating Cisplatin Therapy |
| title_full | Arterial Emboli Complicating Cisplatin Therapy |
| title_fullStr | Arterial Emboli Complicating Cisplatin Therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arterial Emboli Complicating Cisplatin Therapy |
| title_short | Arterial Emboli Complicating Cisplatin Therapy |
| title_sort | arterial emboli complicating cisplatin therapy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/276385 |
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