Carbon ion radiotherapy for bladder cancer: A case report
Autor: | Ting-Chao Hu, Yi-He Zhang, Wei-Zuo Chen, Yu-Ling Yang, Xiao-Jun Li, Xin Pan, Xin Wang, Yan-Shan Zhang, Hong-Yu Chai |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Chemotherapy Bladder cancer business.industry Galloping scheme medicine.medical_treatment General Medicine medicine.disease Resection Cystectomy Carbon ion radiotherapy Case report Medicine Effective treatment Carbon Ion Radiotherapy Radiology External beam radiotherapy business Adverse effect |
Zdroj: | World Journal of Clinical Cases |
ISSN: | 2307-8960 |
Popis: | BACKGROUND Radical cystectomy is considered the first choice for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer. However, for some patients who have lost the indications for surgery, external beam radiotherapy is a non-invasive and effective treatment. CASE SUMMARY A 76-year-old patient with bladder cancer who had serious comorbidities and could not tolerate surgery or chemotherapy came to the Wuwei Heavy Ion Center. He received carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) with a whole-bladder dose of 44 GyE and tumor boost of 20 GyE. When he finished CIRT, his bladder cancer-related hematuria completely disappeared, and computed tomography examination showed that the tumor had obviously decreased in size. At the 3-mo follow-up, the tumor disappeared, and there were no acute or late adverse events. CIRT was well tolerated in this patient. CONCLUSION CIRT may allow for avoiding resection and was well tolerated with curative outcomes. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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