Gemcitabine Monotherapy Associated with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
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Gemcitabine Monotherapy Associated with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a clinicoradiologic entity that may present with headaches, altered mental status, seizures and visual loss as well as specific neuroimaging findings. We report a case of a 74-year-old woman receiving adjuvant gemcitabine chemotherapy as monotherapy for a stage IIa pancreatic adenocarcinoma, who developed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Oncology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1662-6575
DOI: 10.1159/000324581