Radiotherapy-induced uterine cacinosarcoma: A case report and review of the literature

Radiation therapy is a very effective treatment modality for cervical cancer, but unfortunately, ionizing radiation is associated with many side effects, including secondary cancer formation. We report a case of carcinosarcoma of the uterus in a woman with a history of pelvic irradiation for cervica...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Touimi Benjelloun, Fedoua, Watik, Fouad, Asmaa, Wajih, Oumaima, Boufettal, Houssine, Mahdaoui, Sakher, Samouh, Naima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8987975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35397302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.106977
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Sumario:Radiation therapy is a very effective treatment modality for cervical cancer, but unfortunately, ionizing radiation is associated with many side effects, including secondary cancer formation. We report a case of carcinosarcoma of the uterus in a woman with a history of pelvic irradiation for cervical carcinoma. A review of the literature was performed to present the incidence, optimal management, and prognosis for post-radiation uterine carcinosarcoma.

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