title: Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia associated with scrotal and penile involvement with capecitabine.
abstract: Capecitabine is an orally active fluoropyrimidine that has been approved for first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer when fluoropyrimidines alone are indicated. One of the toxicities described in the literature associated with capecitabine is palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia. Based on a careful review of the literature, no reported cases of erythema, ulceration, and swelling that involves the penis and scrotum have been described in association with capecitabine. The following 2 cases illustrate palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia with scrotal and penile involvement secondary to capecitabine.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, KY 40536-0093, USA.
authors.forename: Christy M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sapp
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: DeSimone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000069287:Capecitabine; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D012611:Scrotum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000069287:Capecitabine; D005472:Fluorouracil