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

• Main Authors: David Starks (Author), Deborah Prinz (Author), Amy Armstrong (Author), Lindsay Means (Author), Steven Waggoner (Author), Robert DeBernardo (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: 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...