Re-irradiation of soft-tissue sarcoma
- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 65 (770), 157-161
- https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-65-770-157
Abstract
Re-irradiation for local recurrence of malignancy after radical radiotherapy is of proven benefit at head and neck sites but has seldom been used elsewhere. This paper reports a series of 10 patients re-irradiated with external-beam techniques for local recurrence of soft-tissue sarcoma of the limb and limb girdle following initial limb conserving management with surgery and radiotherapy (dose range 33-60 Gy). Median survival was 14 months following re-treatment. Two cases received treatment with high-energy electrons and the rest with megavoltage photons. Five patients re-treated with radical intent (dose range 40-60 Gy) had a median survival of 36 months and median recurrence-free survival of 16 months. All five patients treated palliatively (dose range 12-50 Gy) have died, although two demonstrated local control until death. Acute reactions were not severe. Radionecrosis was seen in one patient who was re-irradiated twice (total dose 145 Gy) and subsequently required amputation. One other case required amputation for persistent local disease, but in the remaining eight, limb conservation was achieved. Re-irradiation of soft-tissue offers good local control and may avoid amputation.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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