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Unusual postirradiation sarcoma of chest wall

Authors :
Albert Kreuther
Elizabeth L. Travis
Thomas Young
William L. Gerald
Source :
Cancer. 38:2269-2273
Publication Year :
1976
Publisher :
Wiley, 1976.

Abstract

This paper reports a sarcoma of the chest wall following postoperative radiation therapy for breast carcinoma. A total of 9346 rads was delivered at a 2-cm tissue depth from two treatment courses separated by a five-year interval. The sarcoma appeared 16 years following the initial radiation course. The existence of two mesenchymal elements in the lesion led to the final diagnosis of malignant mesenchymoma. Criteria for evaluating a possible radiation-induced malignancy are discussed.

Details

ISSN :
10970142 and 0008543X
Volume :
38
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cancer
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........d3811d3109ce1d1c10c32902cac1a04c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(197612)38:6<2269::aid-cncr2820380613>3.0.co;2-7