Abstract:Introduction: Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors, including panitumumab, are drugs with a proven effect on overal survival of patients with advanced colorectal cancer. They have a better safety profile compared to classic cytotoxic drugs, but they may have side effects resulting directly from the drug's mechanism of action. Case report: A 64-year-old man, treated palliatively with panitumumab for cancer of the sigmoido-rectal junction, was admitted to the Dermatology Department with disseminated macul… Show more
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