Open AccessAbscopal effect as part of treatment of oligometastatic head and neck cancer: A case report
Author(s) -
Mazzaschi Giulia,
Tommasi Chiara,
Pietri Elisabetta,
Corcione Luigi,
De Giorgi Annamaria,
Bini Paola,
Bui Simona
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3758
Subject(s) - medicine , abscopal effect , radiation therapy , head and neck cancer , ablative case , distant metastasis , hypopharyngeal cancer , lesion , head and neck , radiology , metastasis , oncology , surgery , cancer , immunotherapy
A 66‐year‐old man with hypopharyngeal carcinoma with a single bone metastasis was treated with definitive chemo/radiotherapy omitting local treatment of the single bone lesion. He remained relapse‐free for 6 years. We have concluded that radiotherapy‐dependent abscopal effect might have allowed to avoid ablative treatment of metastatic site.