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Frontiers Media, Frontiers in Oncology, (13), 2023

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1171444

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Case report: Ultrahypofractionated palliative breast radiotherapy for a fungating invasive mammary carcinoma

Journal article published in 2023 by Yejun Hong, Nancy Nixon, Jeffrey Q. Cao, Sangjune Laurence Lee ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Palliative radiotherapy for symptomatic and intact breast tumors must balance convenience, efficacy, and risk of acute toxicity. This case report presents a patient with metastatic breast cancer and an intact fungating primary tumor. She was treated with an ultrahypofractionated radiation therapy, 26 Gy in 5 consecutive daily fractions, with sequential palliative chemotherapy. This resulted in a minimal toxicity profile and significant reduction of tumor burden and symptoms.