[Nasal septum perforation and bevacizumab].

Rev Med Interne

Service d'oncologie médicale, hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75571 Paris cedex 12, France.

Published: April 2011

A 52-year-old woman, with a metastatic breast cancer, presented with a nasal septum perforation while receiving a treatment combining paclitaxel and bevacizumab. This is the fifth reported case of nasal septum perforation probably related to an anti-angiogenic therapy. A literature review and a discussion concerning the different causes of nasal septum perforation were performed.

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