Rare capecitabine-induced acute hypertriglyceridemia with angina: a case report and review of the literature.

Capecitabine (CAP) is widely used to treat gastrointestinal and breast cancer, and is generally well tolerated. Hand-foot syndrome and gastrointestinal intolerance are the most common adverse effects. Capecitabine-induced hypertriglyceridemia (CIHT) is a very rare adverse effect and, from the reported literatures, is often neglected in clinical practice.

Impact of Ovarian Metastatectomy on Survival Outcome of Colorectal Cancer Patients with Ovarian Metastasis: A Retrospective Study.

Background: Ovarian metastasis from colorectal cancer (CRC) is rare and lacks standard treatment. The benefit of metastatectomy remains to be elucidated. This study was conducted to assess the impact of metastatectomy on survival outcome and explore prognostic factors in ovarian metastatic CRC patients.