Acute ischaemic cerebrovascular attack secondary to infusional 5-fluoruracil and cisplatin in a patient with advanced gastric cancer.
Acute ischaemic cerebrovascular attack may be an underreported complication related to chemotherapy. We report here the case of a patient with acute ischaemic cerebrovascular attack, immediately after administration of a first cycle of chemotherapy based on 5-fluoruracil and cisplatin.
Garrido-Laguna
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Medical Oncology Division, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. igarrid1@jhmi.edu
Amador
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Ruiz
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Cortés-Funes
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil