Management of a Type I Hypersensitivity Reaction to IV Etoposide in a Woman with a Yolk Sac Tumor: A Case Report

• Autori principali: David Starks (Autore), Deborah Prinz (Autore), Amy Armstrong (Autore), Lindsay Means (Autore), Steven Waggoner (Autore), Robert DeBernardo (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Type I hypersensitivity reactions to intravenous administration of etoposide are extremely rare. Etoposide is an essential component of several chemotherapy regimens used in gynecologic oncology, and discontinuation of this drug during a course of treatment should only be due to severe patient intol...