title: [A Case of Malignant Phyllodes Tumor Effectively Treated by Radiation Therapy as a Palliative Medicine].
abstract: The current report presents the case of a 46-year-old woman with phyllodes tumor metastasis to the anterior chest wall treated by radiation therapy. Although the lesion was not controlled with surgery and chemotherapy, the tumor size markedly reduced after radiation therapy, and bleeding and foul odor from the tumor stopped. Radiation therapy for phyllodes tumor appears to be an effective treatment and should be recognized as one choice of palliative medicine.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center.
authors.forename: Tetsutaro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sazuka
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanada
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tohnosu
authors.forename: Chisato
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yoshiwara
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aruga
authors.forename: Kanae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Natsumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sasahara
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Akitoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yanagihara
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Hisahiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsubara
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology