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Nasogastric administration of osimertinib suspension for an epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated lung cancer causing an esophageal stricture: case report.
Annals of palliative medicine - 1 Apr 2022
Tani Nozomi, Takatsuka Saki, Kataoka Nobutaka, Kunimatsu Yusuke, Tsutsumi Rei, Sato Izumi, Tanimura Mai, Nakano Takayuki, Tanimura Keiko, Kato Daishiro, Takeda Takayuki
Abstract excerpt
An esophageal stricture is an abnormal esophageal narrowing, usually caused by esophageal diseases and rarely by lung cancer. They cause malnutrition, performance status (PS) deterioration, and difficulty in the oral administration of antitumor drug tablets. A 78-year-old female patient with lung adenocarcinoma, harboring an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-sensitizing mutation, experienced dysphagia due...
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