Local hyperthermia case study

Prostate cancer is the second most common reason of death in men. Multidisciplinary therapy is the best treatment option, although, there is no common consent on optimal therapy for advanced prostate cancer. The present study reports a case of 75 year-old male who had a huge heterogeneous soft tissue mass lesion with non-homogeneous enhancement consisted low attenuated foci occupying pelvis cavity and lower abdomen with loss of mesenteric fat and invasion to posterior bladder wall due to T4N1Mx prostate cancer. The patient was treated with adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) plus local hyperthermia (HT).  This report shows the potential capability of HT application during RT. Radiotherapy with hyperthermia combination revealed a dramatic response in this case and after treatment it left the patient asymptomatic.