COLOSPLENIC FISTULA IN A PATIENT TREATED WITH INTERLEUKIN-2 FOR MALIGNANT-MELANOMA

Authors
CHUN ES DEMOS TC GAYNOR ER
Citation
Es. Chun et al., COLOSPLENIC FISTULA IN A PATIENT TREATED WITH INTERLEUKIN-2 FOR MALIGNANT-MELANOMA, Journal of computer assisted tomography, 21(4), 1997, pp. 674-676
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Journal of computer assisted tomography → ACNP
ISSN journal
03638715
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
674 - 676
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-8715(1997)21:4<674:CFIAPT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) therapy often causes gastrointestinal side effect s and at least 8 cases of bowel perforation have been reported. The pa tient reported here developed a colosplenic fistula, diagnosed by CT, with no neoplastic involvement of these organs. Awareness of these com plications of IL-2 can help lead to earlier diagnosis.