Intimal Sarcoma of Aortic Arch Treated with Proton Therapy Following Surgery

Management of a rare case of intimal sarcoma of the aortic arch is reported, which was diagnosed unexpectedly after total arch replacement for pseudoaneurysm. The prognosis for this condition is poor, with death usually within a few months from diagnosis. The newly developed proton-beam radiation th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2008-04, Vol.16 (2), p.e12-e14
Hauptverfasser:	Ishigami, Naoyuki, Suzuki, Kazuchika, Takahashi, Tsuyoshi, Neyatani, Hiroshi, Bashar, Abul Hasan M, Kazui, Teruhisa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aneurysm, False - pathology Aneurysm, False - surgery Aorta, Thoracic - pathology Aorta, Thoracic - radiation effects Aorta, Thoracic - surgery Aortic Aneurysm - pathology Aortic Aneurysm - surgery Dose Fractionation Humans Incidental Findings Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Positron-Emission Tomography Protons - therapeutic use Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Sarcoma - pathology Sarcoma - radiotherapy Sarcoma - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Tunica Intima - pathology Tunica Intima - radiation effects Tunica Intima - surgery Vascular Neoplasms - pathology Vascular Neoplasms - radiotherapy Vascular Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Management of a rare case of intimal sarcoma of the aortic arch is reported, which was diagnosed unexpectedly after total arch replacement for pseudoaneurysm. The prognosis for this condition is poor, with death usually within a few months from diagnosis. The newly developed proton-beam radiation therapy was applied to treat a local recurrence of the sarcoma following surgery. Positron-emission tomography/computed tomography revealed complete remission of the lesion.
ISSN:	0218-4923 1816-5370
DOI:	10.1177/021849230801600225