Pyomyositis associated with chemotherapy for endometrial cancer: a case report

Table 1 Review of patients with pyomyositis associated with solid malignancies

	Patient (age/sex)	The origin of cancer	Chemotherapy	Site of pyomyositis	Surgical drainage	Bacteria	Reference
1	43/M	Retroperitoneal teratoma	VCR, BLM, CDDP, MTX, VP-16, CPA	Psoas muscle	Done	Bacteroides fragilis	[4]
2	40/M	Retroperitoneal teratoma	VCR, BLM, CDDP, MTX, VP-16, CPA	Psoas muscle	Done	Bacteroides fragilis	[4]
3	67/M	Lung	CDDP, VDS, MMC	Lower limb	Done	Staphylococcus aureus	[5]
4	47/F	Breast	5-FU, DXR, CPA	Carf	Done	Staphylococcus aureus	[7]
5	62/M	Lung	AMR, VNR	Upper arm, lower limb	Done	Staphylococcus aureus	[6]
6	NR	Breast	Unknown	NR	NR	NR	[3]
7	NR	Colon	Unknown	NR	NR	NR	[3]
8	NR	Glottis	Unknown	NR	NR	NR	[3]
9	58/F	Endometrium	CBDCA, PTX	Gluteus medius	CT-guided drainage	Staphylococcus aureus	[2]
10	58/F	Endometrium	CBDCA, DTX	Lower limb	Done	Streptococcus dysgalactiae equisimilis	This case

AMR Amrubicin; BLM Bleomycin; CBDCA Arboplatin; CDDP Cisplatin; CPA Cyclophosphamide; DTX Docetaxel; DXR Doxorubicin; MMC MitomycinC; MTX Methotrexate; NR Not recorded; PTX Paclitaxel; VNR Vinorelbine; VP-16 Etoposide; VCR Vincristine; VDS Vindesine.

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