Arterial emboli complicating Cisplatin therapy.

Case Rep Oncol Med

Division of Cancer Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK.

Published: August 2012

We report three cases of arterial emboli in patients with lung cancer treated with cisplatin chemotherapy. All three patients were managed without surgical intervention but subsequent oncological treatment was complicated by the sequelae of arterial emboli. We discuss the issues surrounding these patients and the importance of identifying patients at risk of arterial embolic phenomena with cisplatin treatment.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350183PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/276385DOI Listing

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