Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia associated with scrotal and penile involvement with capecitabine

Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2007 Jan;6(5):382-5. doi: 10.3816/CCC.2007.n.008.

Abstract

Capecitabine is an orally active fluoropyrimidine that has been approved for first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer when fluoropyrimidines alone are indicated. One of the toxicities described in the literature associated with capecitabine is palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia. Based on a careful review of the literature, no reported cases of erythema, ulceration, and swelling that involves the penis and scrotum have been described in association with capecitabine. The following 2 cases illustrate palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia with scrotal and penile involvement secondary to capecitabine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
  • Capecitabine
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Deoxycytidine / adverse effects
  • Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Erythema / chemically induced*
  • Fluorouracil / adverse effects
  • Fluorouracil / analogs & derivatives*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Penis / drug effects*
  • Penis / pathology
  • Scrotum / drug effects*
  • Scrotum / pathology

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Deoxycytidine
  • Capecitabine
  • Fluorouracil