Abstract
Two cases of hemithoracic radiotherapy after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant mesothelioma are presented. Those cases were pathological stage I and III. The target volume included the entire hemithorax. Patients were treated with a total of 45Gy delivered in 25 fractions of 1.8Gy. The irradiation was performed without a severe adversed effect. Radiotherapy of extrapleural pneumonectomy postoperative may be effective. A malignant mesothelioma is the disorder that is poor prognosis. Therefore radiotherapy treatment have necessity reviewed more.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 307-311 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Clinical Radiology |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 3 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging