Showing posts with label nasal perforation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nasal perforation. Show all posts
Saturday, February 12, 2011
abstract: A patient presenting nasal septum perforation during bevacizumab-containing chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer (and colorectal/ovarian) see Blogger's note
Blogger's note:
nasal perforations (while rare) has been widely reported in patient social networks and vastly under-reported by institutions, as evidenced by the incidence rates per this abstract; this is not a new issue/concern
Abstract:
Nasal septum perforation is a rare but described complication of the anti-angiogenetic agent bevacizumab. ........ The patient denied use of cocaine or other intranasal irritants. ........ Thus far 8 other cases of bevacizumab-related nasal septum perforation have been published: 5 patients with colorectal cancer, 2 patients with breast cancer and 1 with ovarian cancer.....cont'd
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