Electron Beam Treatment In Skin Metastasis Of Bilateral Breast Cancer Cases Which Has Aggressive Cours

HİKMETTİN DEMİR, MEHMET KOÇ, YILMAZ TEZCAN

  • Year : 2012
  • Vol : 28
  • No : 2
  •  Page : 125-127
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and second cancer leading death among cancer deaths in women (after lung cancer). Simultaneous bilateral breast cancer is seen 1-2% and metachronous 5-8%. Bilateral breast cancer has worse prognosis than unilateral breast cancer. Locoregional recurrences after mastectomy is often occure in bone, muscle, skin or subcutaneous tissue of the chest wall, and that was seen approximately until 2 years. In skin metastases; asymmetric nodules, eritematose rash, itching, bleeding, ulceration, symptoms and signs such as necrotic exuda can be seen. Breast cancer treatment should be made by a multidisciplinary team. Radiotherapy in these patients are curative or palliative. In this case, we aimed to show the effectiveness of the electron beam in modern radiotherapy.
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Electron Beam Treatment In Skin Metastasis Of Bilateral Breast Cancer Cases Which Has Aggressive Cours
, Vol. 28 (2)
Received : 11.01.2011, Accepted : 11.01.2011, Published Online : 13.08.2018
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