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. 2001 Aug;10(4):346-7.
doi: 10.1054/brst.2000.0237.

Pancolitis associated with docetaxel: a rare cause of megacolon

E V Williams  1 , P J Drew, C Gaffney, B M Shrestha, R E Mansel
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Pancolitis associated with docetaxel: a rare cause of megacolon

E V Williams et al. Breast. 2001 Aug.

Abstract

The toxic effects of chemotherapy have been noted to cause a range of acute necrotizing colonic inflammatory disorders but until recently these have not been associated with docetaxel chemotherapy. Here we report a case of pancolitis presenting as megacolon following the administration of docetaxel for recurrent breast cancer.

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