Abscopal Effect after Palliative Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus

The abscopal effect is a rare phenomenon in the treatment of metastatic cancer where tumor regression occurs distant from the irradiated volume. It is thought that local radiation induces immunogenic cell death by systemically enhancing the host’s antitumor immune system. We present a rare case of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bruton Joe, Moss, Truong, Pauline T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6172139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30333943
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3089

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6172139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30333943
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3089

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