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Unilateral Ptosis in a Child with Wilm’s Tumor Induced by Vincristine
Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
- 1 Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
- 3 Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
- 4 Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
- 5 Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
- 6 Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
- 7 Department of Pediatrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
Journal of Cancer Therapy·Volume 13 (2022)·Pages 649–653·Published 27 December 2022·DOI10.4236/jct.2022.1312058
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Abstract
Vincristine is a chemotherapy drug belonging to the group of Vinca alkaloids which also includes vinblastine and vindesine. It is used in hematological ma lignancies and solid tumors. The Vinca alkaloids are neurotoxic, usually causing peripheral neuropathy, and rarely cranial neuropathies. We report a case of a 33-month-old male child diagnosed with Wilms’ tumor, who had an isolated unilateral right ptosis following vincristine, with a good improvement a fter stopping it.
KeywordsWilms’ TumorVincristineNeuropathyPtosis
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