Cargando…
Capecitabine-Associated Loss of Fingerprints: A Case Report of a 62-Year-Old Man With Colorectal Cancer Suffering From Capecitabine-Induced Adermatoglyphia
Background: Capecitabine is a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and is converted to 5-FU in tumor tissue. Its primary mechanism of action is the suppression of DNA synthesis via inhibition of thymidylate synthetase. It is mostly used for neoadjuvant chemoradiation, adjuvant chemotherapy for colorecta...
| Autores principales: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
Cureus
2021
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8265279/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34268045 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15519 |