title: Intimal sarcoma of aortic arch treated with proton therapy following surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Fujieda Municipal General Hospital, 4-1-11 Surugadai, Fujieda City 426-8677, Japan. ishigami-ths@umin.net
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishigami
authors.forename: Kazuchika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neyatani
authors.forename: Abul Hasan M
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Bashar
authors.forename: Teruhisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazui
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D061766:Proton Therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000601:surgery; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons