Pyomyositis associated with chemotherapy for endometrial cancer: a case report.
World J Surg Oncol
; 11: 45, 2013 Feb 25.
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| ID: mdl-23442230
Pyomyositis is a rare complication of chemotherapy for non-hematological malignancies. A 58-year-old woman with endometrial carcinoma, in whom pyomyositis developed during adjuvant chemotherapy, was presented in this report. After initiating empiric antibiotic therapy for febrile neutrocytopenia, screening CT showed multiple abscesses in the lower limbs. Operative drainage of the abscess was effective.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
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Neoplasias do Endométrio
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Piomiosite
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article