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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2019; 08(03): 139-144
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_343_18
Letter to the Editor

Quadriplegia secondary to abiraterone-induced severe hypokalemia

Jignesh B. Rajvanshi
DNB Medical Oncology Resident, Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo CBCC Cancer Care, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
,
Manin D. Chaudhary
DNB Medical Oncology Resident, Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo CBCC Cancer Care, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
,
Priyanka D. Malekar
DNB Surgical Oncology Resident, Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo CBCC Cancer Care, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
,
Nitin K. Singhal
Consultant Surgical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo CBCC Cancer Care, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
,
Shirish S. Alurkar
Chief Director, Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo CBCC Cancer Care, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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