Rectal perforation following paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer: a case report and review of the literature

Rectal perforation following paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Paclitaxel is a chemotherapy drug commonly used in the management of ovarian cancer. Colonic perforation is an extremely rare complication of paclitaxel administration with few case reports in the medical literature. We report a case of a patient with advanced ovarian cancer who...

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Main Authors: Sujen Jayakody, Danette Bianca Wright, Corrina Chiong, Mona Liu, Clare Bouffler, Toufic El-Khoury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Paclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Rectal perforation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1759-z

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