Stang Kyle, Alite Fiori, Steber Jennifer, Emami Bahman, Surucu Murat
Department of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Cureus. 2015 Dec 23;7(12):e430. doi: 10.7759/cureus.430.
Malignancies with a superficial involvement of the scalp present a unique technical challenge for radiation treatment planning. As an example of this, leukemic infiltration of the superficial skin as the only presentation of the disease is a rare entity. For such cases, radiation oncologists have typically treated with 3D conformal radiotherapy with matched electron fields, a technique that can lead to significant dose inhomogeneity. In this report, we describe the case of a patient with leukemia cutis with a superficial involvement of the scalp, face, and shoulders that was treated with volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy, with an impressive clinical response.
头皮浅层受累的恶性肿瘤在放射治疗计划中带来了独特的技术挑战。例如,白血病浸润浅表皮肤作为该疾病的唯一表现是一种罕见情况。对于此类病例,放射肿瘤学家通常采用3D适形放疗联合匹配电子野进行治疗,这种技术可能导致显著的剂量不均匀性。在本报告中,我们描述了一例皮肤白血病患者,其头皮、面部和肩部浅层受累,采用容积调强弧形放疗进行治疗,临床反应令人印象深刻。