Successful radiotherapy for endometrial serous carcinoma with local repeated recurrence

• Published in: International cancer conference journal Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 71 - 75
• Main Authors: Kusumoto, Shinya, Fujiwara, Hisaya, Sagawa, Maiko, Nobuzane, Takahiro, Nishida, Toshihiro, Akagi, Yukio, Hirokawa, Yutaka, Katsube, Yasuhiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.04.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biopsy; Brachytherapy; Cancer therapies; Carcinoma; Case Report; Chemoradiotherapy; Chemotherapy; Duodenum; Endometrial cancer; Endometrium; Hysterectomy; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic system; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical prognosis; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metastasis; Oncology; Patients; Radiation therapy; Small intestine; Surgical Oncology; Tomography; Toxicity; Vagina; Endometrial serous carcinoma; Multiple recurrence; Complete remission; Intensity modulated radiation therapy

The incidence of endometrial serous carcinoma (ESC) has been increasing, and ESC is resistant to treatment. We report a patient with ESC who responded to radiotherapy for multiple recurrences. The first recurrence was detected in the vaginal wall and left internal iliac lymph node 5 months after the...