Embolization of prostatic brachytherapy seeds to pulmonary arteries: a case study
| Autor: | BS Alexander D. Calvert, Andrew Dyer, Van A. Montgomery |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:R895-920 medicine.medical_treatment Brachytherapy Case Report 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences Prostate cancer 0302 clinical medicine medicine Seed migration Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Embolization Lung medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Iodine-125 Incidence (epidemiology) food and beverages medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Radiology Prostatic neoplasms Complication Chest radiograph business |
| Zdroj: | Radiology Case Reports Radiology Case Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 34-38 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1930-0433 |
| Popis: | Pulmonary seed embolization is a complication of prostatic brachytherapy with varying incidence rates. Key factors that reportedly influence the incidence of seed embolization include planning volume, quantity of seeds, seed placement, and type of seeds (stranded vs free). The clinical implications of seed migration are unclear because sequelae were not demonstrated in multiple short-term studies yet there have been several reports of long-term complications. We report a case of a 56-year-old patient who presented with dyspnea approximately 6 years after brachytherapy treatment for a very low-risk prostate cancer. Chest radiograph showed multiple linear densities overlying the right suprahilar lung. Computed tomography confirmed the location of the densities within the pulmonary arteries in the right upper lobe. |
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