July 19, 2012BMJ Case ReportsOpen Access

Radiotherapy is effective for a primary lung cancer invading the left atrium

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Population

1 woman with pulmonary adenocarcinoma of the left lower lobe that progressed to invade the pulmonary vein…

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

3 months

Authors

PLPercy LeeHope Foundation AKAmar U. KishanUniversity of California, Los Angeles

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Implication

May support IMRT for lung cancer invading the left atrium; single case leaves open need for prospective validation.

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Population

1 woman with pulmonary adenocarcinoma of the left lower lobe that progressed to invade the pulmonary vein and left atrium while maintained on standard chemotherapy.

Intervention

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Outcome

Response of atrial disease and acute toxicity/complicationssurrogate

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy may be a safe and effective alternative to surgical resection for treating primary lung cancer invading the left atrium.

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Lee et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85387c98669d93a542edfb https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-006667

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Radiotherapy is effective for a primary lung cancer invading the left atrium

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