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Gastroduodenal ulcerations in patients receiving selective hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3159256     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Ninety-three patients with liver metastases underwent selective hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapeutic agents through a surgically implanted hepatic artery catheter and pump. Fourteen patients who developed upper gastrointestinal symptoms at some time during the course of treatment were found to have gastroduodenal disease endoscopically. The severity of symptoms did not necessarily correlate with severity of endoscopic findings. There was no temporal relation between 5-fluoro-2'-deoxuridine infusion and symptoms; however, with mitomycin C, symptoms worsened in five of eight patients within 2 wk of the initial injection. Patients who received mitomycin C had more severe endoscopic findings and two of the 14 patients required partial or total gastrectomy. When biodegradable starch microspheres were coadministered with mitomycin C this was not associated with a higher incidence of gastroduodenal disease. The early experience with therapy using this system has been associated with a significant incidence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms. The presence of gastrointestinal symptoms in such patients should alert one to potentially serious disease.
Authors:
J J Wells; T T Nostrant; J A Wilson; J W Gyves
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of gastroenterology     Volume:  80     ISSN:  0002-9270     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Gastroenterol.     Publication Date:  1985 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-07-09     Completed Date:  1985-07-09     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0421030     Medline TA:  Am J Gastroenterol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  425-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Breast Neoplasms / complications
Female
Floxuridine / adverse effects*,  therapeutic use
Gastroscopy
Humans
Infusions, Intra-Arterial
Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  secondary
Male
Microspheres
Middle Aged
Mitomycin
Mitomycins / adverse effects*,  therapeutic use
Peptic Ulcer / chemically induced*,  diagnosis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Mitomycins; 50-07-7/Mitomycin; 50-91-9/Floxuridine

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