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Case report: Ultrahypofractionated palliative breast radiotherapy for a fungating invasive mammary carcinoma

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العنوان: Case report: Ultrahypofractionated palliative breast radiotherapy for a fungating invasive mammary carcinoma
المؤلفون: Yejun Hong, Nancy Nixon, Jeffrey Q. Cao, Sangjune Laurence Lee
المصدر: Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 13 (2023)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
مصطلحات موضوعية: case report, breast cancer, ultrahypofractionated, radiotherapy, palliative, radiation complications, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
الوصف: Palliative radiotherapy for symptomatic and intact breast tumors must balance convenience, efficacy, and risk of acute toxicity. This case report presents a patient with metastatic breast cancer and an intact fungating primary tumor. She was treated with an ultrahypofractionated radiation therapy, 26 Gy in 5 consecutive daily fractions, with sequential palliative chemotherapy. This resulted in a minimal toxicity profile and significant reduction of tumor burden and symptoms.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2234-943X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1171444/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2234-943X
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1171444
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/77481236f76f41dba7303f5a40ca79bb
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.77481236f76f41dba7303f5a40ca79bb
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:2234943X
DOI:10.3389/fonc.2023.1171444