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Long-term clinical remission following radiotherapy in tracheal adenocarcinoma: Review of the published work.
- Source :
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Australasian Radiology . Oct2007, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p485-488. 4p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- A 55-year-old man with tracheal adenocarcinoma presented with difficulty in breathing and cough with blood-tinged expectoration. As the patient refused surgery, he was treated with definitive radiotherapy to the neck and superior mediastinum to a total dose of 50 Gy (initially 40 Gy by AP/PA portals followed by 10 Gy with a three-field technique). He showed significant symptomatic relief to radiotherapy and defaulted from further treatment. He remained asymptomatic for 7 years, following which he developed sternal metastases and a local tumour recurrence. This case illustrates that long-term clinical remission can be achieved by radiotherapy alone in this rare histological subtype of tracheal carcinoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00048461
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26420732
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01703.x