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Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Intratumoral Injection of Cisplatin for the Treatment of Isolated Mediastinal Recurrence of Lung Cancer
Published on: February 12, 2017
[Venous Thromboembolism during the Cisplatin-based Adjuvant Chemotherapy;Report of a Case]
Eiji Yamada1, Takashi Yoshioka, Masahiko Muro
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Japan.
Abstract:
We report a case of venous thromboembolism during the cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy. A 49-year-old woman who was undergone left lower lobectomy for the lung cancer received adjuvant chemotherapy of cisplatin + vinorelbine ditartrate regimen. On day 11 after starting the chemotherapy, she presented a left lower leg pain and readmitted. Computed tomography revealed a deep venous thrombosis of the left lower leg and peripheral pulmonary embolism. The symptom and thromboembolism were successfully treated by anticoagulant drug and thrombolytic therapy. Although cisplatin-based chemotherapy is a risk factor of venous thromboembolism in patients with advanced malignancy, it should be also recognized as a complication of the adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery.
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