Permanent lesion to the corticospinal tract after therapy with capecitabine

Capecitabine is an oral fluoropyrimidine used to treat solid tumours such as colorectal and breast cancer. A rare but severe side effect is capecitabine-induced leukoencephalopathy, including bilateral lesion to the corticospinal tract. However, neurological symptoms due to capecitabine treatment ar...

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Pubblicato in:BMJ Case Rep
Autori principali: Wagner-Altendorf, Tobias A, Heldmann, Marcus, Hanssen, Henrike, Münte, Thomas F
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Findings That Shed New Light on the Possible Pathogenesis of a Disease or an Adverse Effect
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6754698/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31537598
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-231248
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