Radiation induced sarcoma following treatment of breast cancer. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The occurrence of radiation induced sarcoma following treatment of breast cancer is rare. It has an average latency of ten years and it correlates with the dose and technique of radiation. The prognosis is poor due to delay in diagnosis. We present a case where a female patient developed a chondrosarcoma of sternoclavicular joint 19 years after radiotherapy for breast cancer.

publication date

  • January 1, 1999

Research

keywords

  • Bone Neoplasms
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
  • Sternoclavicular Joint

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0033139873

PubMed ID

  • 10921225

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 36

issue

  • 2-4