The first reported case of vincristine‐induced unilateral vocal cord palsy in an adult patient with HIV‐associated Burkitt‐like lymphoma being treated with dose‐escalated R‐EPOCH

Vincristine‐induced vocal cord palsy (VCP) is a rare but critical complication. Prompt recognition of VCP is imperative. Vincristine‐induced VCP is reversible, and a complete remission of a lymphoma is still feasible upon withdrawal of vincristine from the chemotherapeutic regimen early in the cours...

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Autores principales: Rahmat, Leena T., Brandt, Philip H., Ali, Syed S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6389462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30847188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1964
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Sumario:Vincristine‐induced vocal cord palsy (VCP) is a rare but critical complication. Prompt recognition of VCP is imperative. Vincristine‐induced VCP is reversible, and a complete remission of a lymphoma is still feasible upon withdrawal of vincristine from the chemotherapeutic regimen early in the course of treatment.

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