American Journal of the Medical Sciences 1988-Jun
Fatal acute respiratory failure following vinblastine and mitomycin administration for breast cancer.
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Abstract
We report a case of acute fatal respiratory failure following mitomycin and vinblastine administration in a patient with metastatic breast cancer. This case, the first reported fatal case in a breast cancer patient and also the first fatal case in a nonsmoker, suggests an acute hypersensitivity reaction as the cause of the respiratory distress.