Severe ileum bleeding following adjuvant capecitabine chemotherapy for locally advanced colon cancer: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Capecitabine is a prodrug that is enzymatically converted to its active form, fluorouracil (also called 5-fluorouracil), which is commonly used as adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer patients. Severe gastrointestinal bleeding induced by capecitabine is rare. Here, we are presentin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zou, You, Liu, Shuang, Wu, Jianhong, Sun, Zhen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8609886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34809643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-021-02443-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8609886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34809643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-021-02443-8

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