title: [Ischemic stroke after chemotherapy with cisplatin, etoposide and bleomycin: case report].
abstract: A 20-year-old man with a germ cell tumor who experienced an ischemic stroke as a complication of cisplatin/etoposide/bleomycin based chemotherapy is reported. The previously reported cases are reviewed as well as the different physiopathologic mechanisms associated with vascular toxicity of this regimen.
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. ajsnoncology@hotmail.com.br
authors.forename: Adrialdo José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Suzana Maria Fleury
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Malheiros
authors.forename: Lia Raquel Rodrigues
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dzik
authors.forename: Darcio G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Nalli
authors.forename: Alberto Alain
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gabbai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000009:adverse effects; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000009:adverse effects; D005047:Etoposide / Q000009:adverse effects; D018237:Germinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000188:drug therapy; D020521:Stroke / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin
vernacular_title: Acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico após quimioterapia com cisplatina, etoposide e bleomicina: relato de caso.