The role of palliative radiation therapy in treating pleural or peritoneal disseminated tumors: 22 cases and a review of the literature | Zendy

Naoya Ishibashi | Zendy; Toshiya Maebayashi | Zendy; Masaharu Hata | Zendy; Masahiro Okada | Zendy

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The role of palliative radiation therapy in treating pleural or peritoneal disseminated tumors: 22 cases and a review of the literature

Author(s) -

Naoya Ishibashi,

Toshiya Maebayashi,

Masaharu Hata,

Masahiro Okada

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of palliative medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2224-5839

pISSN - 2224-5820

DOI - 10.21037/apm-19-495

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , radiation therapy , palliative care , lung cancer , nursing

Local radiation therapy (RT) can provide pain relief and reduce bleeding resulting from pleural or peritoneal dissemination of primary tumors. However, the optimal RT exposure dose for such tumors is unclear and the response rate is unknown. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of palliative RT for pleural or peritoneal disseminated tumors to determine the optimal dose in these patients.

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