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Pyomyositis associated with chemotherapy for endometrial cancer: a case report

Authors: Yoshifumi Nakao, Masatoshi Yokoyama, Satoshi Nishiyama, Mariko Hashiguchi, Satomi Aihara, Makio Yasunaga, Mitsuyo Noguchi, Tsuyoshi Iwasaka

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Pyomyositis is a rare complication of chemotherapy for non-hematological malignancies. A 58-year-old woman with endometrial carcinoma, in whom pyomyositis developed during adjuvant chemotherapy, was presented in this report. After initiating empiric antibiotic therapy for febrile neutrocytopenia, screening CT showed multiple abscesses in the lower limbs. Operative drainage of the abscess was effective.

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Title: Pyomyositis associated with chemotherapy for endometrial cancer: a case report
Authors: Yoshifumi Nakao
Masatoshi Yokoyama
Satoshi Nishiyama
Mariko Hashiguchi
Satomi Aihara
Makio Yasunaga
Mitsuyo Noguchi
Tsuyoshi Iwasaka
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-11-45

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