title: Accidental intramuscular overdose administration of vincristine.
abstract: Vincristine (VCR) is a fundamental component of various chemotherapy protocols. Several reports of accidental intramuscular (i.m.) administration or overdose of VCR have been published in the medical literature. We report on an uneventful clinical course of both i.m. and overdose of VCR in a 6-year-old girl with Wilms' tumor. To prevent the administration of overdosed drug by the i.m. route accidentally, chemotherapy should be administrated only by experienced medical doctors.
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors: Turkan
authors: T
authors: Patiroglu
authors: Ekrem
authors: E
authors: Unal
authors: Mehmet Akif
authors: MA
authors: Ozdemir
authors: Musa
authors: M
authors: Karakukucu
authors: Fatma Turkan
authors: FT
authors: Mutlu
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000506:poisoning*; D002648:Child; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000506:poisoning*; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014750:Vincristine