Loss of singing ability caused by vincristine

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-48

  Rezvani, K ^a   Bain, B J ^a   Coulter, C A E ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Lymphoma; Neurotoxicity; Singing; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SINGING;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NERVES; LYMPHOMA; MALE; VINCRISTINE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 0031894005     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1998.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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