Two Cases of Pneumatosis Intestinalis during Cetuximab Therapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Joint Authors

Miller, James A.
Ford, Daniel J.
Ahmed, Mohamed S.
Loree, Thom R.

Source

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-07-29

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Pneumatosis intestinalis is a rare but known potential complication of treatment with cetuximab.

Here we present two cases of pneumatosis intestinalis occurring in patients who were receiving cetuximab as treatment for advanced head and neck cancer.

In both cases, cetuximab was discontinued after discovery of the pneumatosis intestinalis.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Miller, James A.& Ford, Daniel J.& Ahmed, Mohamed S.& Loree, Thom R.. 2015. Two Cases of Pneumatosis Intestinalis during Cetuximab Therapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Miller, James A.…[et al.]. Two Cases of Pneumatosis Intestinalis during Cetuximab Therapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Miller, James A.& Ford, Daniel J.& Ahmed, Mohamed S.& Loree, Thom R.. Two Cases of Pneumatosis Intestinalis during Cetuximab Therapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059249

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1059249