Near fatal liver dysfunction secondary to administration of flutamide for prostate cancer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 66-year-old man with metastatic prostate cancer was treated with bilateral orchiectomy and 750 mg. flutamide per day. Near fatal liver dysfunction developed 10 weeks later. Flutamide was discontinued and 8 weeks later liver enzymes had returned to normal.
Medical subject headings
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
- Flutamide
- Prostatic Neoplasms