Fatal basilar artery thrombosis after chemotherapy for testicular cancer.
We report a 31-year-old patient with a pT3N2M1 seminoma who received cisplatin-based chemotherapy. During the second course of chemotherapy, the patient suffered a thrombosis of the basilar artery. He died 14 h after hospital admission. Cerebrovascular events related to cisplatin-based chemotherapy are rare, however, these potentially fatal events should be kept in mind when treating patients with testicular cancer.
Doehn
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Department of Urology, Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany. doehn@medinf.mu-luebeck.de
Büttner
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Fornara
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Jocham
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D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001488:Basilar Artery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002945:Cisplatin