Abscopal effect in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia during radiation therapy: a case report
| Autor: | Naveen Thimmaiah, Lokanath Dasappa, Preethi Bangalore Lakshmanagowda, Lokesh Viswanath, Sanjay Sudakar Supe, Pramod P. R. Kallur |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Chlorambucil Clinical events business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Abscopal effect Case Report General Medicine Procarbazine medicine.disease Radiation therapy Papillary adenocarcinoma Internal medicine medicine Bystander effect business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Cases Journal |
| ISSN: | 1757-1626 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1757-1626-2-204 |
| Popis: | Radiotherapy has a significant impact on the local tumor environment and its distant component. Abscopal effect is the bystander effect of radiotherapy observed at a site distant to that irradiated within the same subject. Abscopal effect even though described, is not a common clinical event. We report a documented observation of abscopal effect in a patient of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia during radiation therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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