Leiomyosarcoma


Apnea

Lack of breathing with no movement of the respiratory muscles and no exchange of air in the lungs. This term refers to a disposition to have recurrent episodes of apnea rather than to a single event.


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PMID (PMCID)
22382481
 FEMALE Adult
Successful desensitization to docetaxel after severe hypersensitivity reactions in two patients.
Reeves DJ, Callahan MJ, Sutton GP.
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69(6):499-503.
Two patients with gynecological malignancies (uterine leiomyosarcoma and ovarian adenocarcinoma) experienced severe hypersensitivity reactions with docetaxel, including flushing, numbness, sharp radiating pain, severe nausea and vomiting, apnea, and unresponsiveness.