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Interstitial brachytherapy technique for chest wall refractory recurrence of breast cancer
Ning Wu1, Qianqian Chen1, Zhipeng Zhao2
1These two authors contributed equally to this work.
Purpose:
To report the treatment effect of interstitial brachytherapy for chest wall locoregional recurrence of breast cancer.
Material And Methods:
This 44-year-old female presented with chest wall recurrence seven years after modified radical mastectomy for stage II breast cancer. Despite external beam radiation and chemotherapy, the lesion expanded as 5.3 × 5.1 × 3.0 cm(3), and 8.0 × 5.1 × 4.0 cm(3). The locoregional recurrent tumor was treated with interstitial brachytherapy under ultrasound guidance. The brachytherapy dose was 30 Gy in 6 fractions of 5 Gy each.
Results:
Removal of the recurrent tumor was securely achieved by interstitial brachytherapy guided with ultrasound scanning. The refractory tumor in patient healed uneventfully after interstitial brachytherapy without recurrence during the 7 months of follow-up.
Conclusions:
The ultrasound-guided interstitial brachytherapy may be effective for refractory recurrence of breast cancer.
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