An autopsy case: limited small cell lung cancer controlled with radiation therapy alone.
We report a patient with limited small cell lung cancer treated with radiation therapy alone, who survived more than two years. At autopsy no residual tumor or metastasis was found. This case can be of help in estimating the value of thoracic irradiation for local control of tumor, which is still a subject of controversy.
Furuta
M
M
Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hayakawa
K
K
Saito
Y
Y
Mitsuhashi
N
N
Nakajima
T
T
Niibe
H
H
D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013997:Time Factors