Acute rhabdomyolysis as a complication of paclitaxel-gemcitabine chemotherapy for ovarian cancer

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-

  Vicente, Elena ^a   Zafra, Marta ^a   Garcia Martinez, Elena ^a   de la Peña, Francisco Ayala ^a  

^a HOSPITAL MORALES MESEGUER   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; GEMCITABINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PACLITAXEL; STEROID;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; LIMB WEAKNESS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MYALGIA; OVARY CANCER; PERITONEUM CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650046723     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.04.029     Document Type: Letter

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