Stereotactic body radiation therapy for multiple lung cancers in a patient with six primary cancers: a case report
Naoko Ishida,
Kenji Nagata,
Jyunki Fukuda
et al.
Abstract:Background
Surgery is the standard care for patients with early-stage lung cancer, and stereotactic body radiation therapy is an option for those who are medically inoperable or refuse surgery. Medical developments in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies would prolong prognosis of patients with cancer. The number of patients with multiple cancers has also increased. Duplex primary malignant neoplasms are the most common, and triple or more primary malignant neoplasms were extremely rare. This … Show more
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