Chemotherapy causes cancer! A Rare case report of chemotherapy induced acute myeloid leukemia for Breast carcinoma

Authors

  • L. S. Patil Shri B. M. Patil Medical College and Hospital
  • V L Patil Shri B. M. Patil Medical College and Hospital
  • Timmanna R Giraddi Shri B. M. Patil Medical College and Hospital
  • Kamalakar Desai Shri B. M. Patil Medical College and Hospital
  • Abhilash Gautam Shri B. M. Patil Medical College and Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v5i9.863

Keywords:

Candida albicans, Candida dubliniensis, germ tube test, trypticase soy broth

Abstract

Chemotherapy has been a mainstay of treatment for various cancers and has helped prolong the lifespan of cancer patients. It is well known that chemotherapy is wraught with many debilitating side effects but very rarely it has been known to ironically cause cancer .We present here a case of carcinoma of breast who received doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide causing acute myeloid leukemia.

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Published

2014-09-29

Issue

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Chemotherapy causes cancer! A Rare case report of chemotherapy induced acute myeloid leukemia for Breast carcinoma. (2014). International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research, 5(9), 468-469. https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v5i9.863