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© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

For women who had breast-conserving surgery (BCS), brachytherapy can be used along with external beam radiation as a way to add an extra boost of radiation to the tumor site. It may also be used as a form of accelerated partial breast irradiation. Tumor size, location and other factors may affect brachytherapy decision. The patient was 47 years old and applied to Istanbul University Oncology Institute Radiation Oncology Department. A mass in the upper outer quadrant was detected. Invasive ductal cancer was diagnosed with biopsy. MKC and sentinel lymph node biopsy were performed in 2013. Histological and nuclear grade II, ER (+++), PG (+++), cerbB2 (-), lymphovascular invasion (-), pT1N0 was revealed. In 2013, 50 Gy/25 frx ERT was applied to the left breast tangent. After 16 days, HDR was performed twice daily (BID) (4x3Gy), 14-channel ISI breast implants. The reference dose is defined as 3 Gy GTV.

Details

Title
Breast Brachytherapy and a Case Report
Author
İlknur Alsan Çeti̇n; Küçücük, Seden; Aslay, Işık
Section
Case Report
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Kare Publishing
ISSN
13007467
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2550729531
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.