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Unusual postirradiation sarcoma of chest wall
Author(s) -
Travis Elizabeth L.,
Kreuther Albert,
Young Thomas,
Gerald William L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197612)38:6<2269::aid-cncr2820380613>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , malignancy , radiology , radiation therapy , lesion , thoracic wall , nuclear medicine , surgery , pathology
This paper reports a sarcoma of the chest wall following postoperative radiation therapy for breast carcinoma. A total of 9346 rads was delivered at a 2‐cm tissue depth from two treatment courses separated by a five‐year interval. The sarcoma appeared 16 years following the initial radiation course. The existence of two mesenchymal elements in the lesion led to the final diagnosis of malignant mesenchymoma. Criteria for evaluating a possible radiation‐induced malignancy are discussed.