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Organized Pneumonia Secondary to Increasing Doses of Temozolomide.

Authors :
Marcos PJ
Consuegra Vanegas A
Matachana Martínez M
Cordero Lorenzana L
Vidal García I
Montero Martínez C
Source :
Cureus [Cureus] 2015 Sep 09; Vol. 7 (9), pp. e318. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Sep 09.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Surgery, radiotherapy (RT), and chemotherapy have a role in the control of tumor growth, progression, and recurrence in high-grade gliomas. Temozolomide has been incorporated as the main chemotherapy agent for managing these tumors. Here, we present a case of a patient who developed a severe organizing pneumonia after increasing doses of temozolomide for a high-grade glioma.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2168-8184
Volume :
7
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cureus
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
26487994
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.318