Carcinoma of the esophagus treated with radical chemoradiation 19 years after irradiation for recurrent breast cancer | Zendy

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Carcinoma of the esophagus treated with radical chemoradiation 19 years after irradiation for recurrent breast cancer

Author(s) -

Colin Macleod,

Eugene Moylan,

Gregory L. Falk

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

diseases of the esophagus

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1442-2050

pISSN - 1120-8694

DOI - 10.1093/dote/10.2.145

Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , esophagus , carcinoma , cancer , breast cancer , radiation therapy , surgery , oncology , pathology , alternative medicine

Prior irradiation to a site is a relative and often absolute contraindication to further irradiation because the tolerance dose of normal tissues is usually exceeded and therefore the risk of serious long-term side-effects is high. This case report describes radical salvage chemoradiation for an esophageal carcinoma in a patient who had prior high-dose neck and chest wall irradiation for the management of a breast cancer 19 years previously.

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