Fatal bleeding in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient after concurrent chemoradiation plus cetuximab: a case report

Carotid blowout syndrome (CBS) refers to the clinical signs and symptoms related to rupture of the carotid artery (CA) and its branches, which mainly results from malignant invasion of the CA by head and neck cancers. Here, we present a 46-year-old male patient who suffered from nasopharyngeal carci...

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Main Authors: Zheng, LingYan, Yan, SenXiang, Yan, DanFang, Yang, JingSong, Wang, YiXiang
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684226/