Ostalo
Breast cancer conformal (3-D) radiotherapy – a report of the first patient at The University Hospital For Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Lidija Beketić-Orešković
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Sead Džubur
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Mladen Solarić
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Dinko Čović
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Babić
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Mirko Šamija
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
This report describes 3-D conformal radiotherapy in a female breast cancer patient. A postmenopausal patient was admitted to the Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia for adjuvant radiotherapy treatment after right breast segmentectomy. Patohistology was ductal carcinoma in situ grade II (TisN0M0). With standard 2-D simulation, a relatively large lung volume in the irradiation field was defined (central lung distance - CLD > 2.5 cm). We decided to apply conformal radiotherapy, for its ability of homogeneous dose application and minimum radiation exposure of the surrounding normal tissues. A dose of 50 Gy was delivered to the whole breast in 2 Gy fractions, followed by a «boost» dose to the tumor bed of 12.5 Gy in 2.5 Gy fractions using electron beams (12 MeV). The patient tolerated treatment without any significant sequelae. At control examinations after 3 and 6 moths, the patient was well, with no signs of the disease, with normal clinical inspection results and without any skin changes.
Ključne riječi
breast carcinoma; 3-D conformal radiotherapy
Hrčak ID:
280657
URI
Datum izdavanja:
22.11.2007.
Posjeta: 373 *