Leiomyosarcoma of scrotum: A rare in-field second malignancy in a previously irradiated carcinoma of prostate and review of literature | Zendy

Chelakkot G Prameela | Zendy; Rahul Ravind | Zendy

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Leiomyosarcoma of scrotum: A rare in-field second malignancy in a previously irradiated carcinoma of prostate and review of literature

Author(s) -

Chelakkot G Prameela,

Rahul Ravind

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of cancer research and therapeutics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475

H-Index - 39

eISSN - 0973-1482

pISSN - 1998-4138

DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.189401

Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , soft tissue sarcoma , malignancy , leiomyosarcoma , prostate cancer , radiology , scrotum , prostate , complication , sarcoma , cancer , surgery , soft tissue , pathology

Curative intent treatments for malignancies using radiation therapy while achieving longer disease-free survivals, may also lead to solid second malignancies, a dreaded late complication. Both in-field as well as out-field second malignancies are encountered and lead to diagnostic dilemma, and delay in treatment.

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