Malignant Triton Tumor of the Sciatic Nerve as a Secondary Malignancy after Extended Field Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy of Hodgkin's Disease

• Published in: Case reports in oncology Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 239 - 245
• Main Authors: Nitsche, Mirko, Reible, Michael, Pflüger, Karl-Heinz, Bergmann, Markus, Hermann, Robert Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 28.03.2014; Karger Publishers
• Subjects: Hodgkin’s disease; Published: March 2014; Radiotherapy; Second malignancy; Triton tumor; Hodgkin’s disease; Radiotherapy; Second malignancy; Triton tumor; Hodgkin's disease

Late effects of therapy for Hodgkin's disease include secondary malignancies like leukemia, lymphoma or solid tumors developing after long periods of latency. Ionizing radiation often causes the last group. The highest risks have been described for induced breast and lung cancers. We are the fi...