Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on February 23, 2006
Annals of Oncology 2006 17(8):1334; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl022
© 2006 European Society for Medical Oncology
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Successful recovery after accidental overdose of cyclophosphamide
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Accidental overdose of chemotherapy is an infrequent situation. However, under certain circumstances an error can lead to the administration of chemotherapy in high doses with fatal consequences. We describe the clinical course of a 42-year-old Arab man who received an overdose of chemotherapy including a very high dose of cyclophosphamide.
The patient was receiving
Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
* (E-mail: dagubuj@gobiernodecanarias.org)