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Victor M. Victoroff, MD
5 Severance Cir Suite 303 Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

Arch Dermatol. 1993;129(9):1217-1218.

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I wish to to alert my fellow physicians to a condition of the fingernail that can provide a "biography" of a patient's treatment.

Report of a Case.

I was diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer in July 1991. Surgical removal of a class III (Duke C) tumor was performed. Pathologic study of the lymphatic vessels removed during the operation demonstrated transitional cells in three of seven lymph nodes. Chemotherapy was recommended, begun on September 2, 1991, and continued until the end of February 1992. The medication and dosages prescribed were levamisole (orally, 3 days every 2 weeks) and intravenous leukovorin (20 mg/m²) and fluorouracil (425 mg/m²). This was repeated at 4 weeks and 8 weeks and then every 5 weeks for six additional courses.

Shortly after the course of treatment terminated, I became aware that all of the fingernails were clearly marked by transverse stripes. Photographs were taken approximately . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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