Luis Miguel Osorio-Toro, Diana Marcela Bonilla-Bonilla, Santiago Leandro Escobar-Dávila, Jhon Herney Quintana-Ospina, Luis Álvaro Melo-Burbano, Edith Norela Benitez-Escobar, Duván Arley Galindes-Casanova, Jorge Enrique Daza-Arana, Giovanna Patricia Rivas-Tafurt
We present the case of a 64-year-old female with stage IV gastric adenocarcinoma, pulmonary, and abdominal wall metastases, and no history of cardiovascular disease. In palliative care, she received systemic cytotoxic treatment with fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel protocol, which was well tolerated over five cycles. During cycle 6, she presented with cardiovascular symptoms with hemodynamic consequences while receiving oxaliplatin injection without docetaxel or 5-fluorouracil. She was transferred to the emergency department and then to the intensive care unit...
2023: Case Reports in Oncology