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5‐Fluorouracil toxicity
Author(s) -
Kennedy B. J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19991001)86:7<1099::aid-cncr1>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - medicine , fluorouracil , toxicity , perforation , gastroenterology , surgery , chemotherapy , materials science , punching , metallurgy
5‐fluorouracil and leucovorin‐induced small intestinal ulceration and inflammation with occasional perforation but without involvement of the colon is reported as a new phenomenon. However, perhaps this may be only a limited manifestation of an older reported toxicity. See also pages 1129–34.