Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour treated with Oncothermia

 

The following is the clinical case of a 70-year-old male patient. The diagnosis is malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour in the left buttock. He was treated with radiotherapy, combined with oncothermia.

 

Diagnosis

In September 2012 he was diagnosed with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour in the buttock.

 

Treatment

He received radiotherapy of 30 Gy in 10 fractions over 2 weeks in September 2012. Overall, after radiotherapy the tumour remained in progress for 2 months.

Oncothermia was started 2-3 times per week as an adjunct to radiotherapy.

 

Result

The tumour regressed with oncothermia treatment and this process continued gradually when oncothermia was maintained for 1 year.

 

 

(a) Radiotherapy treatment

(b) Radiation therapy and 24 sessions of Oncothermia

(c) Treatment with radiotherapy and 48 sessions of Oncothermia

(d) Treatment with radiotherapy and 72 sessions of Oncothermia

(e) Treatment with radiotherapy and 108 sessions of Oncothermia (1 year after starting treatment).

 

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Reference

Jeung, T. , et al. (2015) Results of Oncothermia Combined with Operation, Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Primary, Recurrent and Metastatic Sarcoma. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 4, 157-168. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2015.45033.

 

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