Capecitabine-induced severe hypertriglyceridaemia and diabetes: A case report and review of the literature: Letter: Original Observation

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1308-1309

  Garg, R ^a   Angus, E ^a   Fincher, S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; CHOLESTEROL; FENOFIBRATE; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LETTER; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PANCREATITIS;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DEOXYCYTIDINE; FLUOROURACIL; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCETOFEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70549094424     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02842.x     Document Type: Letter

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