Exemestane-induced corneal epithelial changes

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-211

  Papathanassiou, Miltiadis ^a   Nikita, Eleni ^a   Theodossiadis, Panagiotis ^a   Theodossiadis, George P ^b   Vergados, Ioannis ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

corneal epithelial changes; exemestane; Ocular side effects of systemic drugs; steroidal aromatase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

EXEMESTANE; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEAL INTRAEPITHELIAL CYST; CORNEAL INTRAEPTHELIAL CYST; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CYST; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ANDROSTADIENES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CYSTS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77955120590     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569521003775013     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Coombes RC, Kilburn LS, Snowdon CF, Paridaens R, Coleman RE, Jones SE, et al. Survival and safety of exemestane versus tamoxifen after 2-3 years tamoxifen treatment (Intergroup Exemestane Study): a randomized controlled trial. Lancet 2007; 369:559-570.
2. Daniels JT, Harris AR, Mason C. Corneal epithelial stem cells in health and disease. Stem Cell Rev 2006; 2:247-254.
3. Ray R, Novotny NM, Crisostomo PR, Lahm T, Abarbanell A, Meldrum DR. Sex steroids and stem cell function. Mol Med 2008; 14:493-501.
4. Huang CC, Cheng HH, Lin KL, Cheng JS, Tsai JY, Liao WC, et al. Tamoxifen-induced [Ca2+] rise and apoptosis in corneal epithelial cells. Toxicology 2009; 255:58-64.
5. Gorin MB, Day R, Costantino JP, Fisher B, Redmond CK, Wickerham L, et al. Long-term tamoxifen citrate use and potential ocular toxicity. Am J Ophthalmol 1998; 125:493-501.
6. Keay L, Jalbert I, Sweeney DF, Holden BA. Microcysts: clinical significance and differential diagnosis. Optometry 2001; 72:452-460.
7. Butros S, Lang GK, Alvarez de Toledo J, Teimann U, Rohrbach JM, Lisch W. The different opacity patterns of Lisch corneal dystrophy. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2006; 223:837-840.
8. Falke K, Büttner A, Schittkowski M, Stachs O, Kraak R, Zhivov A, et al. The microstructure of cornea verticillata in Fabry disease and amiodarone-induced keratopathy: a confocal laser-scanning microscopy study. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2009; 247:523-534.