[A Case of Malignant Phyllodes Tumor Effectively Treated by Radiation Therapy as a Palliative Medicine].

Abstract

The current report presents the case of a 46-year-old woman with phyllodes tumor metastasis to the anterior chest wall treated by radiation therapy. Although the lesion was not controlled with surgery and chemotherapy, the tumor size markedly reduced after radiation therapy, and bleeding and foul odor from the tumor stopped. Radiation therapy for phyllodes tumor appears to be an effective treatment and should be recognized as one choice of palliative medicine.

• Authors: Tetsutaro Sazuka, Hiroshi Matsuzaki, Yoko Kanada, Noriyuki Tohnosu, Chisato Yoshiwara, Takashi Aruga, Kanae Iwata, Natsumi Sasahara, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masaya Yokoyama, Ryota Otsuka, Akitoshi Yanagihara, Takafumi Yoshioka, Takashi Maruyama, Hisahiro Matsubara
• Journal: Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy (Gan To Kagaku Ryoho) Vol. 42 Issue 12 Pg. 1698-9 (Nov 2015) ISSN: 0385-0684 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 26805142 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Breast Neoplasms (pathology, radiotherapy)
• Fatal Outcome
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Palliative Care
• Phyllodes Tumor (radiotherapy)
• Recurrence
• Thoracic Wall (pathology)