Abscopal effect in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia during radiation therapy: a case report

Cases Journal - Tập 2 - Trang 1-3 - 2009
Preethi Bangalore Lakshmanagowda1, Lokesh Viswanath2, Naveen Thimmaiah2, Lokanath Dasappa3, Sanjay Sudakar Supe4, Pramod Kallur2
1Department of Physiology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
2Department of Radiation Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India
3Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India
4Department of Radiation Physics, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India

Tóm tắt

Radiotherapy has a significant impact on the local tumor environment and its distant component. Abscopal effect is the bystander effect of radiotherapy observed at a site distant to that irradiated within the same subject. Abscopal effect even though described, is not a common clinical event. We report a documented observation of abscopal effect in a patient of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia during radiation therapy.

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