Feasibility of Proton Beam Therapy for Para-Aortic Lymph Node Recurrence in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer After Pelvic Irradiation: A Case Series
Proton beam therapy was well-tolerated and achieved favorable local control in para-aortic lymph node recurrence after pelvic irradiation. It may be a useful option for gynecologic cancer patients with overlapping irradiated fields.
Authors
- Yuri Tenjimbayashi
- Hiroya Itagaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9622-0611)
- Tsukasa Saida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4530-7375)
- Ayumi Shikama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5633-1816)
- Yusuke Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4541-8318)
- Kaoru Fujieda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5064-8046)
- Yoshikuni Mizuno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-5134)
- Toyomi Satoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-5463)
- Takashi Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2565-8795)
- Hideyuki Sakurai
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.79514
- Primary Topic
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00