Vincristine-induced vocal cord palsy case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 407-410

  Latiff, Zarina Abdul ^a   Kamal, Nor Azlin ^a   Jahendran, Jeevanan ^a   Alias, Hamidah ^a   Goh, Bee See ^a   Zakaria, Syed Zulkifli Syed ^a   Jamal, Rahman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Childhood leukemia; Vincristine; Vocal cord paralysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; METHOTREXATE; OMEPRAZOLE; VINCRISTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORDECTOMY; COUGHING; CROUP; DEBRIDEMENT; EDEMA; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LARYNGITIS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS; LARYNX CARTILAGE; LARYNX SURGERY; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUTROPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX LARYNGITIS; STRIDOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; REVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; VINCRISTINE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 77955908486     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181e01584     Document Type: Article

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