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Bilateral hearing loss during vincristine therapy: A case report

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JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 290-292

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E I F T SRL
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2003.15.3.290

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vincristine; hearing loss; toxicity; peripheral T-cell lymphoma

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Vincristine sulfate is a chemotherapeutic agent used in different cancer therapies. It is also the first choice of treatment for peripheral T-cell lymphoma with cyclophosphamide and adriamycin. Sudden hearing loss during vincristine therapy is a very rare event. This is a case of a 16-year old girl who developed sudden bilateral hearing loss related to vincristine therapy.

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