OSTEORADIONECROSIS ON THE CHESTWALL DUE TO RADIOTHERAPY

Eryilmaz M. A., ÖZMEN V., EROĞLU C., Igci A., Muslumanoglu M., Kecer M.

JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH, vol.6, no.2, pp.80-82, 2010 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.80-82
  • Keywords: osteoradionecrosis, chest wall, breast cancer
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Osteoradionecrosis is a rare, but severe complication of radiation therapy in patients with breast cancer. Radionecrosis developed in a 40-year-old patient 10 months after radiation therapy for breast cancer. The patient was hospitalized and operated on for chest wall necrosis. The results of the treatment were evaluated and discussed under the light of the literature.