Loss of singing ability caused by vincristine.
Two patients who received vincristine therapy for lymphoma suffered marked impairment of ability to sing as a consequence of neurotoxicity. Slow recovery occurred on drug withdrawal.
Department of Haematology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
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Rezvani
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Bain
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Coulter
D000368:Aged; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000187:drug effects*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014750:Vincristine