| Title | Bleomycin induced urethral stricture in Hodgkin's disease. | | Author(s) | Tapkire R, Kathiresan N, Satheesan B | | Institution | Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute (W.I.A.), Adyar, Chennai, India. | | Source | Indian J Urol 2009 Jul; 25(3):398-400. | | Abstract | Bleomycin is a glycoprotein that is extensively used in combination with other anti-cancer agents because of its relative lack of hematological and gastrointestinal toxicity. However, pulmonary toxicity is common with bleomycin and limits its therapeutic utility. Urethral stricture as a result of bleomycin toxicity has not been reported in literature. In this case report, a young male patient who developed urethral stricture after bleomycin-based chemotherapy is described and the possible effects of bleomycin on the urethra are discussed. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19881140 |
|
