Treatment with Corticosteroid for Pericardial Effusion in a Patient with Advanced Synchronous Esophageal and Gastric Cancers following Chemoradiotherapy

Treatment with Corticosteroid for Pericardial Effusion in a Patient with Advanced Synchronous Esophageal and Gastric Cancers following Chemoradiotherapy

Severe late toxicity following chemoradiotherapy in esophageal cancer, especially cardiac toxicity, is sometimes difficult to treat and is associated with mortality. However there is little published information with regard to patients with delayed pericardial effusion following chemoradiotherapy an...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Osawa, Takanori Yamada, Takeji Saitoh, Takashi Kosugi, Tomohiro Terai, Yasuhiro Takayanagi, Yasushi Hamaya, Ken Sugimoto, Mutsuhiro Ikuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Pericardial effusion
Chemoradiotherapy
Radiation-induced pericarditis
Esophageal cancer
Late toxicity
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/318751

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