Open AccessOsteoradionecrosis of the Ribs following Breast Radiotherapy
Author(s) -
Luke Nicholls,
Peter Gorayski,
Jennifer A. Harvey
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
case reports in oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1662-6575
DOI - 10.1159/000438786
Subject(s) - medicine , rib cage , breast cancer , osteoradionecrosis , radiation therapy , radiology , adjuvant radiotherapy , nuclear medicine , surgery , cancer , anatomy
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the chest wall is a rare complication after whole-breast radiotherapy (RT). Herein, we report a case of ORN involving the underlying ribs following adjuvant whole-breast RT using standard fractionation and conduct a review of the literature.