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Annals of Oncology 14:1690-1691, 2003
© 2003 European Society for Medical Oncology

Letters to the Editor

Absence of chemotherapy-induced alopecia with paclitaxel in a case of hypothyroidism: case report

S. Sofroniadou1, C. Kosmas*,2, T. Kourelis1, T. Makatsoris1, A. Koutras1, A. Onienadoum1 and H. P. Kalofonos1

1 Department of Medicine, Oncology Unit, Patras University Hospital, Rio-Patras; 2 Department of Medicine, Second Division of Medical Oncology, ‘Metaxa’ Cancer Hospital, Athens, Greece.

*E-mail: ckosm@ath.forthnet.gr

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A 69-year-old woman presented in October 1998 with abdominal pain and distension. On physical examination, ascites and tenderness on palpating the lower abdominal area were found. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a 4.5 cm mass in the left ovary with multiple peritoneal implants and ascites. The serum tumor marker CA 125 was 190 U/ml (normal, <32), whereas thyroid hormones were within normal limits: thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 5.1 U/ml, thyroxine 7.2 U/ml, tri-iodothyronine 1.2 U/ml.

She underwent a staging laparotomy . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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