DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Radiotherapy to the pelvis
Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri or cervical area. One of the most common symptoms is abnormal vaginal bleeding, but in some cases there may be no obvious symptoms until the cancer is in its advanced stages. Treatment consists of surgery (including local excision) in early stages and chemotherapy and radiotherapy in advanced stages of the disease. Pap smear screening can identify potentially precancerous changes. Treatment of high grade changes can prevent the development of cancer. In developed countries, the widespread use of cervical screening programs has reduced the incidence of invasive cervical cancer by 50% or more...
Radiotherapy to the pelvis - List of case studies
- Stage 4 Neuroblastoma – additional opinion
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the lateral rectus muscle. Later he was hospitalized due to fever and vomiting in left orbital lesion, suspecting a metastatic ... surgery, autologous bone marrow transplantation, local radiotherapy and maintenance therapy with Retinoic Acid and hopefully also anti ...
- Pulmonary heteroplasia
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66-year-old female was diagnosed with lung tumour within the right hemithorax with concomitant pulmonary nodules and a measurable ... Do you suggest any possible diagnostic measures to complement those conducted so far? 4) ... a trial with taxotere would be adequate, but radiotherapy to the main bulky tumour accompanied by weekly low dose ...
- Stage I Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
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infiltrative-type growth margins. The expert recommends to give her adjuvant chemotherapy after the surgery - 6 courses of Adriamycin + Ifosfamide chemotherapy and consider radiotherapy afterwards for local control. An alternative treatment is with the ...
- Prostatic Adenocarcinoma
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consists of Estracyt and LHRH agonist. It is recommended to consider Chemotherapy as an another treatment option. ... PSA (22.05.07): 9.54 ng/ml. From May, 2007 to June, 2007 Radiotherapy of the prostate and seminal vesicles with total dose of 76 Gy and ...
- Hepatic metastases from prostatic adenocarcinoma
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with Casodex 150 (continued till today) and radiotherapy for a total of 72 Gy. Bone Scintigraphy negative for ... symptom. During that examination, it was deemed necessary to carry out a Choline PET scan without starting any new therapy different ...