| Literature DB >> 6198019 |
P G Harper, C Trask, R L Souhami.
Abstract
Avascular necrosis of bone is sometimes a complication of cancer chemotherapy that includes corticosteroids but generally occurs at a single site. A patient with testicular teratoma who received chemotherapy that did not include steroids developed avascular necrosis of the left femoral head, left scaphoid, and both medial femoral condyles. Symptoms were relieved with anti-inflammatory drugs and physiotherapy. This case indicates that avascular necrosis may be caused by cancer chemotherapy that does not include steroids.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6198019 PMCID: PMC1444026 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.288.6413.267
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) ISSN: 0267-0623