Excessive Soft Tissue Reaction after Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in a Woman with Four Different Cancer Diagnoses

Patients experiencing several cancers can be a challenge, as optimal treatment options for the different cancers might interfere with each other. In this case report, we present a woman diagnosed with 4 different types of cancer. She was treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Her perfo...

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Main Authors: Martin Turzer, Odd Terje Brustugun, Åslaug Helland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/317104
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Summary:Patients experiencing several cancers can be a challenge, as optimal treatment options for the different cancers might interfere with each other. In this case report, we present a woman diagnosed with 4 different types of cancer. She was treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Her performance status was generally good, and she tolerated the treatment very well, except some troublesome side effects in the thoracic soft tissue after stereotactic body radiotherapy.
ISSN:1662-6575