title: Radiation therapy for resistant sternal hydatid disease.
abstract: Hydatid disease is a zoonotic infectious disease for which there are known treatment procedures and effective antibiotics; however, there are resistant cases that do not respond to medication or surgery. We report a case diagnosed as hydatid disease of the chest wall and treated with radiation therapy (RT) after medical and surgical therapy had failed. In conclusion, RT represents an alternative treatment modality in resistant cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Ataturk Chest Disease and Thorasic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ulgersukran@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barut
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tunc
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aydınkarahaliloğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gokcek
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karaoğlanoğlu
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole