Adriamycin cardiotoxicity in a child with Wilms tumor. Report of a case and review of the literature.
A case of adriamycin-induced carciomyopathy in a 5 3/4-year-old girl with metastatic Wilms tumor is reported. Potentiation of the adriamycin cardiotoxicity by irradiation to the heart is proposed; the clinical and pathologic findings are discussed.
D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy
D004317:Doxorubicin