title: Arterial occlusion precipitated by cisplatinbased chemotherapy.
abstract: Cisplatin-based therapy is curative in testicular cancer. Adverse effects of cisplatin-based chemotherapy include dose-dependent myelosuppression, nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and ototoxicity. By contrast, chemotherapy-associated vascular complications are unpredictable. Few incidents of digital gangrene with cisplatin have been reported. Here, we present a patient who developed arterial occlusion leading to gangrene of the toe after cisplatinbased chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Joseph
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dubashi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karthikeyan
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain