title: A rare event of 5-fluorouracil-associated peripheral neuropathy: a report of two patients.
abstract: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is known to cause multifocal cerebral demyelination, which is pathologically related to a central inflammatory demyelinating process. To date, no case of peripheral neuropathy has been described after the administration of 5-FU alone. The authors describe two patients who had peripheral neuropathy that developed while they were receiving 5-FU-based chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Drumea
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yarnitsky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benny
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tzuk-Shina
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D005472:Fluorouracil