Acral and palmo-plantar hyperpigmentation in a patient with disseminated hepatocellular carcinoma.

Goyal, Rohit; Chalamalasetty, Sreenivasa Baba; Madan, Kaushal; Paul, Shashi Bala; Arora, Raman; Safaya, Rajni; Acharya, Subrat K

Goyal, Rohit; Chalamalasetty, Sreenivasa Baba; Madan, Kaushal; Paul, Shashi Bala; Arora, Raman; Safaya, Rajni; Acharya, Subrat K.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-64428

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Capecitabine (5-fluorouracil prodrug) is being evaluated for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma, and is associated with a peculiar skin reaction called hand and foot syndrome (HFS). We describe one patient with HCC and drug-induced HFS.

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Administration, Oral; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/administration & dosage; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy; Deoxycytidine/administration & dosage; Diagnosis, Differential; Fluorouracil/administration & dosage; Foot Dermatoses/chemically induced; Hand Dermatoses/chemically induced; Humans; Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy; Male; Middle Aged

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Humans / Male / Administration, Oral / Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Deoxycytidine / Diagnosis, Differential / Fluorouracil / Foot Dermatoses / Hand Dermatoses / Liver Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic study Language: English Year: 2007 Type: Article

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