Advanced and rapidly progressing head and neck cancer: good palliation following intralesional bleomycin.
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Department of Medical Oncology, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland. keithi.quintyne@hse.ieIssue Date
2011-09MeSH
Antibiotics, AntineoplasticBleomycin
Disease Progression
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Injections, Intralesional
Laryngectomy
Lymph Node Excision
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Palliative Care
Tracheostomy
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Advanced and rapidly progressing head and neck cancer: good palliation following intralesional bleomycin. 2011, 2011: BMJ Case RepJournal
BMJ case reportsDOI
10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4599PubMed ID
22679261Abstract
The authors herein report the case of a 61-year-old man undergoing adjuvant therapy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer, who developed parastomal recurrence in his radiation field around his tracheotomy site, while he was undergoing radiation therapy, and compromised the secure placement of his tracheotomy tube and maintenance of his upper airway. MRI restaging and biopsy confirmed recurrence and progressive disease in his mediastinum. He underwent local therapy with intralesional bleomycin with good palliation, and ability to maintain the patency of his upper airway.Item Type
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1757-790Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4599
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