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Soft-Tissue Necrosis Induced by Extravasated Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents2, 3

Abstract

The inadvertent extravasation of anticancer drugs in clinical use may result in the development of indolent lesions at the site of injection. Investigation of this phenomenon in Hartley guinea pigs showed that the pathogenesis was based on direct tissue toxicity and not on sensitization. The risk of a serious reaction appeared to be related to the localization of the injurious agent within the dermis rather than at the subcutaneous site.

Authors

Barr RD; Benton SG; Belbeck LW

Journal

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 66, No. 6, pp. 1129–1136

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

June 1, 1981

DOI

10.1093/jnci/66.6.1129

ISSN

0027-8874