Oxaliplatin-Induced Lhermitte's Sign in Gastric Cancer

Takeshi Okamoto1, Koichi Takagi1, Katsuyuki Fukuda1

  • 1Department of Gastroenterology, St. Luke's International Hospital, 9-1 Akashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan.

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