vindesine/edema

In a phase II trial for non-small cell carcinoma of the lung and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck 16 patients were treated with a 3 drug combination chemotherapy: Cis-platinum, VP16, and vindesine. During therapy 4 patients suffered from localized transitory edema. This side effect has

A boy aged 14 years had abdominal pain as the major manifestation, with elevated serum amylase and lipase. Abdominal ultrasound performed early after onset in another hospital showed enlargement of the pancreas and a reduction in echo. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) showed

BACKGROUND The most common cause of central pontine myelinolysis is an overly rapid correction of hyponatremia, although it can also occur in patients with any condition leading to nutritional or electrolyte stress. We report a case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with central pontine myelinolysis

A 43-year-old man was admitted suffering from dyspnea on exertion and edema of the neck and face. Chest X-ray film and CT scan revealed a mediastinal tumor and a right pleural effusion. A biopsy of the tumor revealed poorly differentiated carcinoma. Severe snoring at night and excessive daytime

A 39-year-old female presented to The First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University (Jishou, Hunan) with a fever of unknown origin and progressive abdominal distension. Physical examination revealed generalized lymphadenopathy, multiple non-tender cutaneous nodules, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and

Objective: To investigate the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of mediastinal T lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia (T-LBL/ALL). Methods: Sixty-one patients with mediastinal T-LBL/ALL diagnosed at First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from August 1, 2011 to December 31,

OBJECTIVE To summarize the experience and investigate better method on treatment of high-grade soft tissue sarcomas of crura in youth. METHODS Six young cases suffered from high-grade soft tissue sarcomas of crura were treated by interpolatory chemotherapy using vindesine 4mg or vincristine 2 mg