GANGRENE PRECIPITATED BY CISPLATIN BASED CONCURRENT CHEMORADIATION IN CANCER CERVIX
Keywords:
Cancer cervix, Cisplatin, GangreneAbstract
Gangrene of hand leading to its amputation may be the worst after-effects of cisplatin. Here we report the case of cisplatin-induced gangrene in a patient of the cancer cervix who was treated with concurrent chemo radiation.
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