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Proton beam therapy for recurrent ovarian carcinoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Kino Tamina,
Ando Noriko,
Ogawara Yuki,
Shigeta Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.14036
Subject(s) - medicine , ovarian carcinoma , chemotherapy , colostomy , carcinoma , surgery , ovarian cancer , cancer
The efficacy and feasibility of proton beam therapy (PBT) for recurrent ovarian carcinoma had not been determined. Here we presented a case of recurrent ovarian carcinoma that was successfully treated with PBT. A 48‐year‐old woman who was diagnosed as left ovarian clear cell carcinoma underwent surgery without removal of two tumors. After achieving complete remission with postoperative chemotherapy, a recurrent tumor was found in the sigmoid colon, for which a colostomy was performed. Because second‐line chemotherapy was not effective, PBT was selected; there were no complications, except for a transient low‐grade fever. After 1 year of PBT, the tumor completely disappeared and the patient had been disease‐free for over 8 years. PBT may be an effective and less invasive treatment modality for recurrent ovarian carcinoma.

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