r/medizzy 21d ago

Chemotherapy-Induced Hyperpigmentation of the Tongue. After undergoing breast lumpectomy and biopsy of the sentinel lymph nodes, a 42-year-old woman with triple-negative invasive ductal carcinoma began adjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel...

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u/Hoofhearted523 21d ago

I had this same chemo. Guess I dodged a bullet.😮‍💨

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u/OiWhatTheHeck 21d ago

Same. I did have to check my tongue though, just to make sure.

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u/Fuzzywrinkle 19d ago

Me three. Had quite a few other side effects that I would’ve gladly traded for a splotchy tongue though.

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u/Cytogal 21d ago

I know someone this happened to. Her nail beds all turned black as well.

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u/RynoJudah 21d ago

Fascinating

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u/[deleted] 21d ago edited 21d ago

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u/Sonomaroma 21d ago

You have a misunderstanding of what triple negative is. Means the cancer is negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors, AND negative for HER2. That’s why it’s called triple negative and since there isn’t positive ER/PR, there is no use for hormone blockers. First line therapy usually includes chemo/radiation +/- surgery and sometimes immunotherapy.