Open AccessLeiomyosarcoma 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/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 , malignancy , soft tissue sarcoma , prostate cancer , leiomyosarcoma , radiology , prostate , cancer , sarcoma , complication , scrotum , 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.